The Fort Worth Zoo has been in the news a lot over the past few years. Take a look back at Star-Telegram coverage of the most ...

The Texas horned lizard holds a special place in the hearts of Texans. Named the state reptile in 1993, it’s a symbol of resilience, uniqueness, and the wild spirit of the Lone Star State.

Also known as the Saharan horned viper or African desert horned viper, the carnivorous species' diet consists primarily of small rodents and lizards, which it ambushes from hiding spots beneath ...

Texans can vote on three potential designs to update the horned lizard plate, which was the first conservation-themed plate.

More Texas horned lizards are now scuttling around Blanco County, thanks to the San Antonio Zoo—and a team of dogs that are trained to track the threatened species.

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 ...

Horned lizard numbers are nowhere near what they used to be, but there is an effort to ensure they will be here for your kids to see.

Fort Worth Zoo celebrates hundreds of hatchlings for threatened TCU mascot The Horned Lizard is a threatened animal in the State of Texas, where its populations have been declining in recent years.

The Peter's rock agama, a lizard species native to tropical, sub-Saharan Africa, is believed to have been first introduced to Florida in the 1970s as pets.

Caldwell Zoo has hatched more than 70 threatened horned lizards this year, while Dallas Zoo reported its largest group of hatchlings last week.

Short-horned lizards aren't affected by the venom of the harvester ants they feed on because a chemical in their blood plasma neutralizes it.