During Rip’s long hibernation, his mouth had “grown together,” and that “if necessary, the mouth will be opened by an ...

Also known as horny toads, Texas horned lizards have been classified as a threatened species in Texas since 1977. The decline ...

The lizards were two of 50 Texas horned lizards — often referred to as horny toads — that zoo staff released into the wild Tuesday at a ranch in Blanco County.

in Texas is that a horned toad can live 100 years without food, water, air or company. At such a legend scientists scoff. A horned toad is not a toad, nor a frog. It is a lizard, a reptile ...

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 ...

With its cryptic coloration and flat body, the flat-tailed horned lizard is capable of disappearing on the desert floor. When a predator threatens, the lizard may run a short distance and then stop ...

Base color is tan, orange-brown, or reddish brown and typically matches the sand on which the lizard lives; the back is marked with rows of dark, circular blotches. HABITAT: The flat-tailed horned ...