FORT WORTH (CBSNewsTexas.com) — The horned lizard is a Texas icon. Around the Fort Worth area, this is largely due to it being the mascot for Texas Christian University, even though the name of the ...

SAN ANTONIO — Well, there's more Texas horned Lizards coming just in time for Texas Horned Lizard Day! How about that? The Center for Conservation and Research at San Antonio Zoo said there are many ...

Out in the dry scrublands of the American West, a squat, spine-covered reptile spends its days nearly invisible against the sand, dust and stone. The greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Texas zoo has released 28 horned lizards back into the wild. This lizard, shown in the video burrowing into the sand, along with ...

KENEDY, Texas — "We couldn't wait to get home, change our clothes and go play with the Horned Toads," says Lisa Yaklin. She grew up in Kenedy, Texas... now designated as the 'Horned Toad Capital of ...

The San Antonio Zoo is spearheading an effort to bring back the Texas Horned Lizard. Senior Conservation Technician Kamryn Richard says Texans tend to call this lizard by different names, including ...

MIAMI - It's a first for Zoo Miami. Working in collaboration with the Center for Conservation & Research at San Antonio Zoo, threatened Texas horned lizards hatched at the zoo. Zoo Miami established a ...

Before the adventures began, one incredible reptile helped shape the name “Coyote Peterson.” This regal horned lizard story goes all the way back to the beginning.

AUSTIN Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) newly redesigned horned lizard conservation license plate is now available for purchase, in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the horned lizard ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the arid plains and rocky deserts of North America, a ...