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A male initiates breeding by approaching the female and starts a
bobbing action. The female responses with bobbing of her own then she is receptive to
mating. Mating season occurs between April and July. (Ballinger, 1974) After mating the
female may spend several weeks looking for a good location for her nest. Nests are six to
eight inches below ground in a semi-moist environment. The clutch size of the Texas Horned
Lizard can be up to thirty-seven eggs. (Ballinger, 1974) They usually arrange the eggs in
two or three levels, which is covered and abandoned. Eggs hatch in five to nine weeks.
During the life cycle of A female she usually will lay several hundred eggs over her life,
however only two per clutch generally survive to adulthood. |