Why they're awesome: Greater short-horned lizards have a squat, flat shape and short snouts, which makes them look more like amphibians than reptiles — hence the nickname "horny toads." But these ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Just in time for the start of college football season, the Fort Worth Zoo is set to release horned lizards into the wild to help save the animal and its declining population. The ...

In the vast and sometimes bizarre world of animals, there’s one reptile that takes self-defense to a shocking new level: it can literally shoot blood from its eyes. This strange yet fascinating ...

WHO: Scientists at the San Antonio Zoo (and partners across the state and nation). WHAT: Fifty newly freed lizard hatchlings in Blanco County. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: The Texas horned lizard, ...

Out-of-state visitors may not know what they’re looking at, but fans of Texas Christian University (TCU) get fired up when SuperFrog runs onto the football field. Human-size and gray, with pointy ...