Fifty Texas horned lizards that hatched this summer, some born on June 18, “Texas Horned Lizard Day,” have now been released into the wild.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Zoo’s project to strengthen the population of Texas horned lizards, or “horny toads,” is steadily finding success.
“This is our third release, and we have seen evidence after each effort that lizards are alive and thriving on the landscape,” said Dr. Andy Gluesenkamp, director of the Center for Conservation & Research at San Antonio Zoo. “Something I love about this project is not only helping the Texas Horned Lizard but also being able to provide this opportunity to others. We had volunteers, landowners, and naturalists join us on this release, and seeing their participation and excitement is priceless.
CCR at San Antonio Zoo keeps track of past released lizards. Within the release project area, the team found lizard scat in two different locations, where 2020 and 2021 releases were also conducted. The scat was sent to Dr. Dean Williams at Texas Christian University for genetic analysis. San Antonio Zoo’s partnership with Chiron K9, known as the Texas Horned Lizard Detection Canine Network, allows them to use dogs trained with live horned lizards, scat, eggs and shed skin so they may find any signs of horned lizards in the field.
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