BLANCO COUNTY — A crowd of people gathered to watch as the tiny lizards took their first, cautious steps, tentatively testing the sandy soil beneath their feet. The young Texas horned lizards paused ...

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." But these ...

Two zoos are making notable strides this year in the recovery of the Texas horned lizard, the rare and threatened lizard cherished as the official state reptile of Texas. Caldwell Zoo in Tyler and ...

For its 25th anniversary of the conservation plate program, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is looking to make changes to its horned lizard license plate, and it is asking Texans to help.

The Texas Horned Lizard is actually a lizard, not a frog or a toad like a lot of people think they are. It is a small, warty lizard with spikes coming out of its head that used to inhabit all areas of ...

KENEDY, Texas — "We couldn't wait to get home, change our clothes and go play with the Horned Toads," says Lisa Yaklin. She grew up in Kenedy, Texas... now designated as the 'Horned Toad Capital of ...

FORT WORTH (CBSNewsTexas.com) — The horned lizard is a Texas icon. Around the Fort Worth area, this is largely due to it being the mascot for Texas Christian University, even though the name of the ...

STAMFORD — There’s probably not much chance that if you grew up in Texas and are of a certain age that you didn’t catch and keep a horned lizard as a pet. Of course, you called it a horny toad because ...

A baby horned toad lays inside a cage at the Center for Conservation & Research at the San Antonio Zoo. The horned toads are identified by the crown of horns found on their heads. Credit: Courtesy / ...

Three New Orleans police officers were honored ahead of the Houston Texans Wild Card game on January 11, 2025 for their heroic and brave response to the New Orleans ...

MIAMI - It's a first for Zoo Miami. Working in collaboration with the Center for Conservation & Research at San Antonio Zoo, threatened Texas horned lizards hatched at the zoo. Zoo Miami established a ...