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 ...

In 2016, the zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research launched the Texas Horned Lizard Reintroduction Project ... incubating the eggs then ensuring the young lizards have everything they ...

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 ...

Alongside Texas Christian University and TPWD, the zoo tracks hatchlings through adulthood and reproduction in the wild. "The more we study and learn about horned lizard behavior, reproduction ...