Greater short-horned lizards are found in isolated areas in Alberta and Saskatchewan. They live in areas with loose soil and rely on grasslands, one of Canada's most immediate endangered areas.

Greater short-horned lizards are found in isolated areas in Alberta and Saskatchewan. They live in areas with loose soil and rely on grasslands, one of Canada's most immediate endangered areas.

This article was published more than 11 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. Greater short-horned lizard, July 2009 - Grasslands National Park.

The greater short-horned lizard has a wide and flat body, perfectly designed to hug the ground as it scurries through its native habitats, protected by its rough, mottled skin.

Greater short horned lizards rely on their environment to regulate their body heat. In Canada's desert regions, the sun can bake the ground, making for some pretty uncomfortable temperatures.

A group of biologists working in Saskatchewan's Grasslands National Park are trying to save one of Canada's rarest and perhaps strangest creatures — the greater short-horned lizard. This lizard, which ...

Greater short-horned lizards, which grow to around 6 inches (15 centimeters) long, may release a third of theirits total blood supply this way.

The short-horned lizard is a one-reptile wrecking crew with a bizarre self-defense strategy. When defending its own life, this lizard squirts blood from the thin blood vessels around its eyes that ...

The Greater Short-Horned Lizard, seen here, is often called "Canada's iguana.". Parks Canada REGINA – Here’s something you don’t see every day — a lizard that shoots blood out of its eyes.

On July 9, 2025, in Zacatecas, Mexico, @jos__trujillo shared a video of a surprising animal moment. In the video, the author is seen standing in a field when he suddenly takes a Greater Short-horned ...