On a humid night in the mountains of southern China, a “slender”-limbed creature with “burly” fingers emerged from its hiding ...

Boulenophrys yezhongensis, also called the Yezhong horned toad, was discovered in Yezhong Nature Reserve and can only be found on "a single peak within the Wumeng Mountain Range," according to ...

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, save for its short, sharp tail.

The Yezhong horned toad is only found on a single mountain peak in the Yezhong Nature Reserve, according to a study. Photo by Liu J, Feng C-B, Shen T, Li S-Z, Cheng Y, Wei G, Wang B, Su H (2025 ...

One female Dupangling horned toad was found with over 250 “creamy white” eggs, the study said. Several Boulenophrys dupanglingensis, or Dupangling horned toads, seen from above and below.

Horned lizard numbers are nowhere near what they used to be, ... KENEDY, Texas — "We couldn't wait to get home, change our clothes and go play with the Horned Toads," says Lisa Yaklin.