The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wants your help to choose a new design for the iconic horned lizard license ...

People once caught Texas horned lizards for pets, a practice now outlawed. What Do They Eat, and Who Eats Them? Although horned lizards prefer a diet of ants, they'll eat other insects as well.

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.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is asking the Lone Star State to weigh in on a fresh new look for one of its most beloved symbols: The classic ho ...

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. Search Texas Monthly.

Also known as horny toads, Texas horned lizards have been classified as a threatened species in Texas since 1977. The decline of the flat-bodied, spiny reptiles is due to the pet trade, wild ...

Of course, as many of you may already know, the Texas Horned Lizard is commonly referred to as a "horny toad." They are, to say the least, unique and specialized and have an unmistakable ...

Texas horned lizards have short tails and get about 4 inches long. Although they look prehistoric and somewhat dangerous, they are completely harmless to humans.

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 ...

Because the Texas horned lizard is threatened, it is illegal to touch, pick up or possess the species in Texas. Horned lizards also do not survive well in captivity and are not good pets.

(WGHP) — Meet the Texas horned lizard. Despite “Texas” being in their name, they have been found in North Carolina. These lizards are most active in very hot climates and can squirt blood ...

(WGHP) — Have you ever heard of the Texas horned lizard? Despite “Texas” being in the name, they have been found in North Carolina. These lizards are most active in very hot climates and can ...