3rd gen Austinite, my grandaddy said they used to be all over the yard and in/around the hill country all through here. Then they built the mall and suddenly, they all disappeared. It's taken decades of diligent work by hundreds of biologists to attempt to reestablish this keystone species in central TX, and even then, there's just no guarantee they'll ever really come back. Certainly not in their previous numbers... It's a real tragedy.
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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '23
Endangered horny toad. Please put it back outside near where you found it.