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 ...

It’s easy to see how the horned lizard got this mistaken nickname — its scientific name, Phrynosoma, means “toad-bodied”. That’s because horned lizards look a lot like toads! Instead of ...

But he really became devoted to nature after he moved to a house with a big field behind it, where he first saw a Texas horned lizard (also called a “horny toad”): a round-bodied, formidable-looking ...