Passport to Texas

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

We see more horned lizard license plates in Texas than horned lizards. Since 1999, drivers have purchased approximately ten thousand license plates a year featuring this spiny reptile.

I think it’s the fourth largest selling plate, in the entire state, as far as vanity plates are concerned.

One species vanity is another species salvation. Matt Wagner, program director for wildlife diversity, says money from the sale of horned lizard license plates supports conservation of non-game species in Texas.

We get about 20-dollars per plate. And on average, we sell about 10-thousand plates, give or take, and that generates around 200-thousand dollars per year. And again, that money goes into a fund, specifically for non-game wildlife—things like the horned lizard and other reptiles that don’t have a dedicated source of funding.

Funds raised also help study and protect small mammals and birds…and even plants.

We are actually mandated to manage rare plants in our state. And the horned lizard plate is one of the few sources we have that allow us to do that.

Learn about all our conservation license plates at passporttotexas.org.

That’s our show… For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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