The state’s official reptile may be on the rebound, thanks to nature lovers from around the state. We’ll call that a win. The Texas horned lizard, affectionately called the horny toad, may be iconic, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — If you’ve lived in Texas for a while, you may have run across a tiny lizard with an identity crisis. Most folks call them horned toads, but they are, indeed, horned lizards. A Texas ...

Welcome to Texas, 261,193 square miles of creepy crawly and/or majestic and/or weird and/or cute and/or apt-to-bite animals. We’ll take you through a few that are endemic to Texas (that is, mostly ...

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 has its hands full this week as it welcomed 71 bundles of joy into its conservation program for the Texas horned lizard, also known as the horny toad. The zoo announced the news of ...

Houston was once home to a species of toad that has long since vanished from the streets and bayous of Space City. Today, the Houston Toad is found in just a handful of Texas counties and was one of ...

It's World Animal Day, so we want to celebrate the rich biodiversity that defines Texas by highlighting its official state animals. From the resilient armadillo to the majestic longhorn, each species ...