This week’s entry: Ol’ Rip The Horned Toad What it’s about: The most famous lizard in American history. In 1928, a time capsule was opened in Eastland, Texas, and inside was a still-living ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

APRIL 7, 2020 — The Texas horned lizard, one of the state’s well-loved creatures and the official state reptile, has seen a decline in numbers over the past few years, leading the state to classify it ...