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 ...