According to a local legend, the Texas horned toad can live a century without food or water. One local Texas man put that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Working with zoos around the state, including Tyler’s Caldwell Zoo, The Texas Parks and Wildlife is researching ways to return horned lizards to portions of the Texas landscape. Growing up, family ...

When you think of “gory” animals, creatures like great white sharks, tigers, and vampire bats might come to mind. But the most gruesome defense mechanism of any animal belongs to something much ...

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 ...