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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 ...

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 ...

Inside a greenhouse-like structure at the edge of the Fort Worth Zoo is a nursery for hundreds of horned lizards. “They're very charismatic,” Fort Worth Zoo Assistant Director of Ectotherms Robyn ...

One look at a Texas horned lizard —- like the 12 now acclimating to their new surroundings at the city of Pearland's Delores Fenwick Nature Center —- makes it clear why this reptile captures attention ...

While passing through the Texas Hill Country, travelers driving through swooshes of loose dirt and loamy soils may have noticed a scatter from the Texas Horned Lizard, also known as the"horny toad." ...

AUSTIN, Texas — If you’ve lived in Texas for a while, you may have run across a tiny lizard with an identity crisis. Most folks call them horned toads, but they are, indeed, horned lizards. A Texas ...

Oklahoma's scorching summer temperatures may cause many wildlife to retreat, but species like the Texas horned lizard enjoy soaking in the sun's rays. "Summer is the best season to watch for reptiles ...

For its 25th anniversary of the conservation plate program, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is looking to make changes to its horned lizard license plate, and it is asking Texans to help.