Also known as horny toads, Texas horned lizards have been classified as a threatened species in Texas since 1977. The decline ...

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 legend has ...

In the animal kingdom, some species showcase exceptional defence mechanisms to fend off predators, highlighting their ...

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 ...

Since August 2021, Caldwell Zoo’s Texas Horned Lizard Conservation Center has successfully hatched hundreds of baby horny toads, including more than 70 this year alone, according to a recent ...

Kade has kept a nature journal for most of his life. But he really became devoted to nature after he moved to a house with a big field behind it, where he first saw a Texas horned lizard (also called ...

This prompted the researchers to examine the skin and scales of the lizards in detail, using high-powered microscopes. They found that two species, Australian thorny devils and the Texas horned ...

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 ...

TCU (10-9, 3-5) will make a quick trip west to Lubbock to take on an in-state rival in Texas Tech (15-4, 6-2) on Wednesday night. The Horned Frogs, in desperate need of a win, have fallen in each ...

TCU Horned Frogs (10-9, 3-5 Big 12) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (15-4, 6-2 Big 12) Lubbock, Texas; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Raiders -13.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE ...

Noah Reynolds had 14 points to pace the Horned Frogs before fouling out late in the game. 7:54 p.m.: Texas Tech has gone into a bit of a lull with 3:58 left, leading 62-53. Need a break?