Ol' Rip the Horned Toad Ol' Rip the Horned Toad Ol' Rip (died January 19, 1929) was a horned lizard (commonly referred to as a "horned toad" or "horny toad") whose supposed 31-year hibernation as an entombed animal is believed by some and doubted by others. His name is a reference to the fictional character Rip Van Winkle. In 1897, a horned lizard was placed in a cornerstone of the Eastland County Courthouse in Eastland, Texas along with other time capsule memorabilia. When the courthouse was torn down 31 years later, the cornerstone was opened on February 18, 1928, a live horned lizard was produced,
Berber toad Mountains. It breeds in fresh or brackish still or slow-flowing bodies of water. The females deposit approximately 5,000–10,000 eggs. During the day the adults hide under rocks or in tunnels. Originally placed in the genus "Bufo" but was placed in the African genus "Amietophrynus" for the former 20-chromosome ""Bufo"" in 2009 and then "Amietophrynus" was renamed "Sclerophrys" as the type species "Sclerophrys capensis" was named as such, so "Amietophrynus" is a junior synonym of "Sclerophrys". Berber toad The Berber toad, also known as Mauritanian toad, Moroccan toad, pantherine toad or Moorish toad ("Sclerophrys mauritanica"), is a species of toad in