Why they're awesome: Greater short-horned lizards have a squat, flat shape and short snouts, which makes them look more like amphibians than reptiles — hence the nickname "horny toads." ...

Texas horned lizards are U.S. natives that have been introduced to the Southeastern states where they do not really belong. But they are delightful little beasts that, as far as I know, cause no ...

The Horned Lizard Reintroduction Project is funded, totally through donations. It costs a little more than $100,000 per year. Much of that money goes to providing food for the adult and baby ...

Unfortunately, the Texas horned lizard, designated the Texas state reptile in 1993, no longer occurs at many locations in the Lone Star state where it was once common. However, they have a wide ...

WHAT: Fifty newly freed lizard hatchlings in Blanco County. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: The Texas horned lizard, affectionately called the horny toad or horned frog, is in trouble.

The Texas horned lizard — also known as the horny toad, or the horned frog to TCU fans — lives in some of the harshest deserts in the Southwest. But scientists are learning more about how the ...

Senior Conservation Technician Kamryn Richard says Texans tend to call this lizard by different names, including the Horny Toad or Horned Frog. The zoo has paired sets of horned lizards to ...

FORT WORTH - Once common, the Texas horned lizard is now one of more than 1,300 species of concern across the state. But there is good news for the little "horned toad." On Thursday, a coalition ...

Also called horny toads and horned frogs because of their squat, flat bodies, they are, in fact, lizards. "They were everywhere when I was a kid," said Fields, 63.

No problem, new lizards on the way Texas horned lizards are a threatened species after their population has declined or completely disappeared in several parts of the state, the zoo said. 🦎 ...