The short-horned lizard is often referred to as a “horned ... Destruction of their native habitat, efforts to eradicate ants—their staple food—and the pet trade have all contributed to ...

Imagine facing a predator and, instead of running, you suddenly squirt blood from your eyes as a defense. It sounds like a ...

Experts estimate the Horned Lizard has disappeared from as much as 30% of its natural habitat. Agricultural practices, encroachment by humans and the elimination of its primary food source ...

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 ...

When my grandson Parker was 11 years old, he called me from a coastal island with exciting news. Problem was I took the call outside a restaurant with people jabbering ...

With its cryptic coloration and flat body, the flat-tailed horned lizard is capable of disappearing on the desert floor. When a predator threatens, the lizard may run a short distance and then stop ...

They’re found in arid and semiarid habitats and are commonly found in loose sand loamy soils. The Texas horned lizard’s decline in numbers is what piqued Killian’s interest. “The Texas horned lizard ...

Students also took a field trip to sagebrush habitat near Saratoga to conduct visual encounter surveys for horned lizards. “When horned lizards were found, students collected habitat data to ...

Although the name is horned frog, the species' real is name is "Texas horned lizard" because it has spikes. But in Texas, the animal is known as a horned frog. The school earned the name when the ...

When my grandson Parker was 11 years old, he called me from a coastal island with exciting news. Problem was I took the call outside a restaurant with people jabbering and at a spot where I had a ...