Whether you refer to them as horned frogs, horny toads or by their official name — the Texas horned lizard — there's a chance you may know these native reptiles. Your grandkids, however, might not.

The 100th Texas Horned Lizard has hatched at Caldwell Zoo through its conservation efforts to rebuild the declining population. The Texas Horned Lizard is actually a lizard, not a frog or a toad like ...

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WHO: Scientists at the San Antonio Zoo (and partners across the state and nation). WHAT: Fifty newly freed lizard hatchlings in Blanco County. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: The Texas horned lizard, ...

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - For the first time in its history, Zoo Miami has successfully hatched threatened Texas horned lizards, marking a significant milestone in the conservation of this ...

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Everyone loves a “horny toad!” Finding one practically beneath your feet on a trail feels very special; and the way that they don’t (can’t!) zip away in a flash makes it easy to study them for as long ...

Texas researchers didn’t expect to discover a “milestone” in the revival of the state’s official reptile. Staff members at Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area in the Hill Country had been ...

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 ...

Brian Wright savors his evening drives on the White Ranch in Mason, Texas. He lives and works on the 9,500-acre property as the ranch’s manager. The drive has become one of his rituals, because Wright ...