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 ...

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 ...

For the most part, reptiles here in Texas are not anything more than an afterthought at best, and reviled at worst. However, there is an endearing reptile that can make even the most staunch ...

When it comes to creative survival tactics in the animal kingdom, few creatures can compete with a small, spiky reptile that weaponizes its own blood. The greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the arid plains and rocky deserts of North America, a ...

SAN ANTONIO — Well, there's more Texas horned Lizards coming just in time for Texas Horned Lizard Day! How about that? The Center for Conservation and Research at San Antonio Zoo said there are many ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The legend goes something like this: In 1897, the good people of Eastland, Texas, put a time capsule in the cornerstone of the courthouse being built downtown. In went a Bible, some ...

Texas Horned Lizards, usually called “horned toads,” are not amphibians at all but reptiles, little lizards. They used to be common in Oklahoma but have nearly disappeared from many areas because of ...

The hatchling was born to horned lizards raised at the Fort Worth Zoo, the TPWD said. According to the TPWD website, the Texas horned lizard, also known as the "horny toad," is currently listed as a ...