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 ...

Luka and the horned lizard, which Doncic named Luka Jr., had a simple message for the Horned Frogs: “Give ‘em hell, TCU.” This isn’t Doncic’s first experience with a horned animal. During an ...

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 ...

Once rampant throughout the state, the Texas horned lizard—lovingly nicknamed the horny toad—has become a rare sight with its numbers drastically diminished in areas across Texas. It is currently ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Caldwell Zoo, in cooperation with Texas Parks and Wildlife, has announced new hatchings of horned lizards that once faced the threat of extinction. The species known as the Texas ...

I am, admittedly, a life-long nature lover and, as a biologist, I’m interested in all living (and fossil) organisms. As such, and because this is a column devoted to the natural world of our area, let ...

This story was originally published by the Fort Worth Report. You may read the original version here. For generations, the Texas horny toad was a backyard pet. As ...

TEXAS, USA — The Texas Horned Lizard is a familiar creature across the state, but not too many are left in the wild. The declared state reptile is now a protected species across most of Texas as their ...

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Texas wants you to help pick out a new design for its horned lizard license plate. The big picture: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is refreshing the popular plate for the 25th ...