At such a legend scientists scoff. A horned toad is not a toad, nor a frog. It is a lizard, a reptile, which through the ages has developed a broad, squat, warty body. It looks like a batrachian ...

The Horned Lizard Reintroduction Project is funded ... who's mascot is the Horned Frog. So the effort to ensure this iconic piece of Texas will always be here, is indeed thriving.

With its cryptic coloration and flat body, the flat-tailed horned lizard is capable of disappearing on the desert floor. When a predator threatens, the lizard may run a short distance and then stop ...

On the website of UCL, UCL Biosciences Professor Susan Evans said, "This frog, a relative of today's horned toads ... insects ...

Base color is tan, orange-brown, or reddish brown and typically matches the sand on which the lizard lives; the back is marked with rows of dark, circular blotches. HABITAT: The flat-tailed horned ...