They took a closer look at the amphibians and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Xenophrys yingjiangensis, or the Yingjiang horned toad. Yingjiang horned toads are considered ...

60, No. 671, Nov. - Dec., 1926 The Breeding Habits of the Texas Horned ... The Breeding Habits of the Texas Horned Toad, Phrynosoma cornutum This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer ...

which makes them look more like amphibians than reptiles — hence the nickname "horny toads." But these lizards are most famous for their unusual defense mechanism: When threatened, they squirt a ...

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 ...

The male horned toads have a patchwork back and darker colors, researchers said. Lin S-S, Chen H-H, Li Y-H, Peng Z-N, Zeng Z-C, Wang J (2024) ZooKeys Most notably, the toads have a “single horn ...