The Greater Short-Horned Lizard has fascinating adaptations, including squirting blood from its eyes to escape danger.

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 ...

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 ...

This little lizard can fire blood up to 5 feet from its face, has spiky horns and inflates itself to choke predators. Why they're awesome: Greater short-horned lizards have a squat, flat shape and ...

HABITAT: The flat-tailed horned lizard is most often found in desert scrub on sandy flats and valleys with little or no windblown sand, as well as on salt flats and gravelly soils. RANGE: The ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Name: Greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) Where they live: North and Central ...

WHAT: Fifty newly freed lizard hatchlings in Blanco County. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: The Texas horned lizard, affectionately called the horny toad or horned frog, is in trouble. The population of the ...

STAMFORD — There’s probably not much chance that if you grew up in Texas and are of a certain age that you didn’t catch and keep a horned lizard as a pet. Of course, you called it a horny ...

Rough-nosed horned lizards (Ceratophora aspera) live exclusively in Sri Lankan rainforests and provide important clues for habitat restoration. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Baby Horned Lizard season is in full swing at the San Antonio Zoo, with 38 hatchings so far in 2024, with more anticipated.

Discover the fascinating features of the Texas horned lizard, the official state reptile known for its unique horns and remarkable defense mechanisms, in the face of habitat loss and urbanization.

desert horned lizard, mountain cottontail, and other desert critters. But not all species have the ability to migrate. The mine would also encroach on critical habitat for the federally protected ...