Texans can vote on three potential designs to update the horned lizard plate, which was the first conservation-themed plate.

The Texas horned lizard, often affectionately called the “horny toad,” is a striking reptile that looks like it stepped out of prehistory. Its body is broad and flat, ...

The species is believed to exist nowhere else except a single peak within a mountain range in southern China, researchers ...

A horned toad is not a toad, nor a frog. It is a lizard, a reptile, which through the ages has developed a broad, squat, warty body. It looks like a batrachian, save for its short, sharp tail.

If you exclaim: "Oh, but, the dinosaurs are all extinct!" I challenge you to reconsider. The horny toad seems to be a miniature version of the Triceratops dino. That is stretching credulity a tad ...

Biggest controversy: Horned toads were nearly casualties of Ol’ Rip’s popularity. The animals’ popularity soared once Rip caught the public imagination, and they were sold as souvenirs by ...

The Yezhong horned toad is only found on a single mountain peak in the Yezhong Nature Reserve, according to a study. Photo by Liu J, Feng C-B, Shen T, Li S-Z, Cheng Y, Wei G, Wang B, Su H (2025 ...

The Yezhong horned toad is only found on a single mountain peak in the Yezhong Nature Reserve, according to a study. Photo by Liu J, Feng C-B, Shen T, Li S-Z, Cheng Y, Wei G, Wang B, Su H (2025 ...

“I caught an adult horned toad, and he sprayed blood on me through his eyes, just like they’re supposed to,” Parker said when I could hear better. Then it all made sense.

The Yezhong horned toad is only found on a single mountain peak in the Yezhong Nature Reserve, according to a study. Photo by Liu J, Feng C-B, Shen T, Li S-Z, Cheng Y, Wei G, Wang B, Su H (2025).

The Yezhong horned toad is only found on a single mountain peak in the Yezhong Nature Reserve, according to a study. Photo by Liu J, Feng C-B, Shen T, Li S-Z, Cheng Y, Wei G, Wang B, Su H (2025).