Once thought to be vanishing in parts of Texas, this small reptile is now returning to some areas of the state. In recent years, sightings had decreased dramatically throughout its natural range.

The Texas horned lizard was once a common sight across the Lone Star State, but habitat loss and invasive fire ants have ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sarah Horvath, center, a conservation technician for the San Antonio Zoo, and other Zoo employees look for flags marking release ...

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 ...

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 (KETK) — Caldwell Zoo’s Texas Horned Lizard Conservation Center has successfully hatched a group of over 20 horned lizards, which will be released into a protected habitat to help ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wants your help to choose a new design for the iconic horned lizard license plate. The plate will get a fresh look as TPWD celebrates 25 ...

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 ...