The short-horned lizard is often referred to as a “horned toad” or “horny toad” because its squat, flattened shape and short, blunt snout give it a toad-ish look. There are over a dozen ...

When my grandson Parker was 11 years old, he called me from a coastal island with exciting news. Problem was I took the call ...

During Rip’s long hibernation, his mouth had “grown together,” and that “if necessary, the mouth will be opened by an operation.” (It’s not clear whether this happened or not.) Thing we were happiest ...

With its cryptic coloration and flat body, the flat-tailed horned lizard is capable of disappearing on the desert floor. When a predator threatens, the lizard may run a short distance and then stop ...

Experts estimate the Horned Lizard has disappeared from as much as 30% of its natural habitat. Agricultural practices, encroachment by humans and the elimination of its primary food source ...

Also known as horny toads, Texas horned lizards have been classified as a threatened species in Texas since 1977. The decline of the flat-bodied, spiny reptiles is due to the pet trade, wild ...

Base color is tan, orange-brown, or reddish brown and typically matches the sand on which the lizard lives; the back is marked with rows of dark, circular blotches. HABITAT: The flat-tailed horned ...

Presumably, horned lizards from the Southwest were released in areas of the Southeast ecologically similar to their native ...

Texas horned lizards have short tails and get about 4 inches long. Although they look prehistoric and somewhat dangerous, they are completely harmless to humans. Ants and other small insects ...