The short-horned lizard is often referred to as ... kingdom’s most bizarre defensive mechanisms: they shoot blood from their eyes. The ominous squirting blood emanates from ducts in the corners ...

If all else fails, some horned lizards have a remarkable — and truly bizarre — defense: they shoot blood from their eyes. It’s not just an act, either. It’s an actual, biological technique ...

The horned lizard has developed a bunch of amazing ... This lizard can actually squirt blood out of its eyes, shooting it up ...

Their “triangular” heads have yellowish eyes and a “blueish gray” tongue. A row of “dagger-like spines” runs down their backs. A close-up view of an Acanthosaura cuongi, or Cuong’s horned tree lizard.

Base color is tan, orange-brown, or reddish brown and typically matches the sand on which the lizard lives; the back is marked with rows of dark, circular blotches. HABITAT: The flat-tailed horned ...

Intrigued, they took a closer look at the “distinct” reptiles and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Acanthosaura cuongi, or Cuong’s horned tree lizard. An Acanthosaura ...