Gavin Schreiner and Nick Rainwater, longtime friends from their days at Matilija Junior High School, encountered a horned ...

In 1980, the flat-tailed horned lizard in California was designated a sensitive species by the Bureau of Land Management. But it was not until 1993 that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finally ...

There are over a dozen recognized horned-lizard species found in the deserts and semi-arid environments of North and Central America, from southern Canada to Guatemala. Species are distinguishable ...

HABITAT: The flat-tailed horned lizard is most often found in desert scrub on sandy ... significant threats to this species. POPULATION TREND: The species is considered to be in moderate decline.

Also known as horny toads, Texas horned lizards have been classified as a threatened species in Texas since 1977. The decline of the flat-bodied, spiny reptiles is due to the pet trade, wild ...

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 ...

Intrigued, they took a closer look at the “distinct” reptiles and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Acanthosaura cuongi, or Cuong’s horned tree lizard. An Acanthosaura ...

Scientists found a “horned” creature with over 250 eggs near a forest stream and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Sheng‑Chao Shi via Xiao, Xi, Shi, Li, Zhu, Maimaiti ...

It’s a new species An Acanthosaura cuongi, or Cuong’s horned tree lizard. Photo from Ngo, Le, Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen, Phan, Nguyen, Ziegler and Do (2025) The frogs are a “vivid” green ...