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 ...

You might know this macabre creature as a horny toad or a horned toad, but it’s not an amphibian at all — it’s a lizard. It’s easy to see how the horned lizard got this mistaken nickname ...