Nearly 130 years ago, Italian explorer Elio Modigliani arrived at a natural history museum in Genoa with a lizard he’d reportedly collected from the forests of Indonesia. Based on Modigliani’s ...

Berkeley — How do you recognize a new species? A thorough study of the million-year evolution of California's horned lizards, sometimes referred to as "horny toads," shows that when it comes to ...

There are at least 17 known species of horned lizard belonging to the genus Phrynosoma, but the giant horned lizard (Phrynosoma asio) is the largest of them all. The giant horned lizard is also quite ...

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, ...

San Antonio Zoo raises Texas horned lizards in an effort to restore them to the landscape. The San Antonio Zoo raises Texas horned lizards in a bold effort to restore them to the landscape. See how a ...