Greater short-horned lizards shoot blood from their eyes - proving you really are what you eat, in the grossest way possible.

This tiny, spiny lizard has a shocking secret. Scientists have finally uncovered exactly how and why its bizarre strategy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the arid plains and rocky deserts of North America, a ...

These horned lizards turn their lunch into a loaded weapon - then fire the leftovers straight from its own eyeballs.

Whether you refer to them as horned frogs, horny toads or by their official name — the Texas horned lizard — there's a chance you may know these native reptiles. Your grandkids, however, might not.

The 100th Texas Horned Lizard has hatched at Caldwell Zoo through its conservation efforts to rebuild the declining population. The Texas Horned Lizard is actually a lizard, not a frog or a toad like ...

Everyone loves a “horny toad!” Finding one practically beneath your feet on a trail feels very special; and the way that they don’t (can’t!) zip away in a flash makes it easy to study them for as long ...

Brian Wright savors his evening drives on the White Ranch in Mason, Texas. He lives and works on the 9,500-acre property as the ranch’s manager. The drive has become one of his rituals, because Wright ...

Discover how the Texas horned lizard survives with camouflage, body tricks, and its rare ability to shoot blood from its eyes ...