When my grandson Parker was 11 years old, he called me from a coastal island with exciting news. Problem was I took the call ...

Presumably, horned lizards from the Southwest were released in areas of the Southeast ecologically similar to their native ...

The island is noted for being one of the locations where Texas horned lizards, also called horned toads or horned frogs, have been introduced and now thrive. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...

This week’s entry: Ol’ Rip The Horned Toad What it’s about: The most famous lizard in American history. In 1928, a time capsule was opened in Eastland, Texas, and inside was a still-living ...

Columnist Dorothy Wilhelm reflects on the evolution of the Easter Bunny, the adoption of new pets, and, um, chicken enemas.

Wildlife conservationists are working with landowners and concerned Texans to recover at-risk species. Currently, more than 1 ...

For anyone who recently visited the University of Wyoming Berry Biodiversity Institute, they may have noticed that its ambassador animals -- an assortment of amphibians and reptiles -- have new and ...

There was the pretty disastrous 24 hours when Dad brought home a horned toad (actually a lizard) from the New Mexico desert as a prospective pet for my oldest son, optimistically expecting him to ...

The Texas horned lizard, which can be found from the south-central U.S. to northern Mexico, is described as a fierce-looking lizard by Texas Parks and Wildlife. The reptile, also known as the “horny ...