They took a closer look at the animals and soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Leiolepis glaurung, or the Khorat Plateau butterfly lizard. Khorat Plateau butterfly lizards are ...

It’s their moment in the sun. Zoo Miami successfully hatched 71 Texas horned lizards as part of a pioneering satellite project. The zoo collaborated with the Center for Conservation & Research ...

MIAMI – For the first time, Zoo Miami has successfully hatched threatened Texas horned lizards as part of a conservation effort to boost their wild populations, zoo spokesman Ron Magill ...

One of the 18 hatchlings at the Dallas Zoo that will be released into the wild this fall as part of a statewide effort to restore horned lizard populations.(Photo courtesy of Dallas Zoo ...

Once rampant throughout the state, the Texas horned lizard—lovingly nicknamed the horny toad—has become a rare sight with its numbers drastically diminished in areas across Texas. It is ...