Horny toad, horned frog, horned toads, horned lizard— whatever you call it, the small reptile built like a tank with spines is something of an icon in Oklahoma.

Growing up, family pets in Texas included dogs, cats, goldfish, canaries, sometimes a horse, maybe a rabbit, and almost always a horned lizard, or what was more commonly called a horny toad or ...

Getting a pet chameleon is definitely an exciting move. Whether the horned Jackson’s chameleon or the brightly colored ...

Texas Zoo Welcomes Two Tiny Baby Horned Lizards: 'We're Like Proud Parents' The Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, Texas is home to two newborn horned lizards, each smaller than a quarter and weighing less ...

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) celebrates with fans a win over Los Angeles Lakers 124-115 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022.(Lola Gomez / Staff ...

Caldwell Zoo has hatched more than 70 threatened horned lizards this year, while Dallas Zoo reported its largest group of hatchlings last week. News Today's news ...

I'm not sure when it was that lizards got to be cool. Maybe it was their association with exotic places (geckos among the palm trees?). But they've clearly become pop culture icons: chameleons ...

A second negative effect, in the past, was the horned lizard’s popularity in the reptile pet trade because of their unique appearance, docile nature, and generally slower speed (making them ...

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.

Improving the Horned Lizard population throughout the state involves eliminating this common pest. To stream NewsWest9 on your phone, you need the NewsWest9 app. Download the NewsWest9 app ...

Horned lizards also do not survive well in captivity and are not good pets. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Dallas Zoo and Caldwell Zoo hatch 90 threatened horned ...