horned frog
Toad with projections
A horned frog is any of several squat, wide-mouthed frogs native to South America, named for the pointed projections above their eyes.
They're popular as pets despite their aggressive temperament.
The term also refers to the horned lizard of the American Southwest—a spiny, ant-eating reptile that's the mascot of Texas Christian University: The TCU Horned Frogs play in Fort Worth.
Fort Worth private university
- Fort WorthNorth Texas metropolis
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- goldElement seventy-nine
football · basketball · athletics · stadium · gameday · tailgate · alumni · rivalry
Four-legged scaled reptile
- toadWarty terrestrial amphibian
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- desertTo leave behind completely
arid · burrowing · ants · harvester · basking · herpetology · ectothermic · cold-blooded
Of the organ of sight
- spinesStiff, pointed projections
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- crypticObscure in meaning
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
coyote · hawk · puffing · flattening · armor · protection · startle · antipredator
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- protectedKept from harm
- declineDecrease or refuse
fire ants · pesticides · urbanization · restoration · breeding program · population · monitoring · reintroduction
TCU
Fort Worth private university
- Fort WorthNorth Texas metropolis
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
gold · football · basketball · athletics · stadium · gameday · tailgate · alumni · rivalry · Baylor
lizard
Four-legged scaled reptile
- toadWarty terrestrial amphibian
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
desert · arid · burrowing · ants · harvester · basking · herpetology · ectothermic · cold-blooded · terrarium
ocular
Of the organ of sight
- spinesStiff, pointed projections
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- crypticObscure in meaning
predator · coyote · hawk · puffing · flattening · armor · protection · startle · antipredator · survival
endangered
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- protectedKept from harm
decline · fire ants · pesticides · urbanization · restoration · breeding program · population · monitoring · reintroduction · native range
Eastland
Texas border county
Americana · souvenir · logo · emblem · charm · tattoo · decal · collectible · pride · tradition
- horned frogs
- ambush predatorscrocodile, alligator, trapdoor spider, anglerfish, praying mantis
- amphibiansnewt, toad, toads, tadpole, tadpoles
- frogsbullfrog, spring peeper, tadpole
- Pet Amphibiansaxolotl, newt, tiger salamander
- giant frogs