All of its spines, horns, blotches, flattened shape, and splayed stance give the Texas Horned Lizard a fierce and rather dragon-like appearance; but, in reality, it is a relatively docile, ...

Reptiles, often overlooked, possess remarkable adaptations for survival. Some lizards can run on water, while others glide ...

D: When I was young, I wanted to be a famous scientist, discovering all sorts of new plants and animals. There’s so much biodiversity out there! Now it seems like every corner of the world has ...

The Texas horned lizard holds a special place in the hearts of Texans. Named the state reptile in 1993, it’s a symbol of resilience, uniqueness, and the wild spirit of the Lone Star State.

The Horned Lizard Reintroduction Project is funded, totally through donations. It costs a little more than $100,000 per year. Much of that money goes to providing food for the adult and baby ...

FORT WORTH (CBSNewsTexas.com) — The horned lizard is a Texas icon. Around the Fort Worth area, this is largely due to it being the mascot for Texas Christian University, even though the name of ...

More Texas horned lizards are now scuttling around Blanco County, thanks to the San Antonio Zoo—and a team of dogs that are trained to track the threatened species.

The 100th Texas Horned Lizard has hatched at Caldwell Zoo through its conservation efforts to rebuild the declining population. The Texas Horned Lizard is actually a lizard, not a frog or a toad ...

Today, we’re finally seeing at least one similar-but-not-really manifestation: a Texas horned lizard that was recently designated as the official mascot of Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City ...

With all due respect to TCU, the school got its mascot wrong. Their mascot is really a horned lizard, not a horned frog. But then, lots of us get it wrong.