Hidden among the red sandstone escarpments of Mutawintji National Park in western New South Wales lives a rare lizard, long ...
Every single Alborn skink believed to be alive today is in one isolated, five-hectare wetland in New Zealand. “We’re at a ...
One animal in Australia is so difficult to spot it has been named the hidden dragon lizard. The reptile, which blends perfectly into the reddish orange terrain, avoided documented sightings for years.
Scientists confirm a new legless lizard species in Taiwan, solving a 100-year mystery. The discovery of Dopasia formosensis ...
The kungaka, a lizard known to Wiimpatja Aboriginal Owners, has been scientifically described as a new species, Liopholis ...
What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as "lost species." We do not know if they've gone extinct, or if it's simply that nobody has ...
The supersized dinosaurs of the past may no longer roam our planet, but the age of truly colossal reptiles is far from over. In fact, many of the world’s largest lizards belong to the genus Varanus, a ...
After years of scouring the forest floor and climbing trees to search the dense canopy of the Northern Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, scientists have finally found what they were looking for: an ...
The guthega skink only lives at high elevations and spends months hibernating under the snow Courtesy of Zoos Victoria A rare lizard species' population is on the rise! The guthega skinks of Victoria, ...
A male Acanthosaura grismeri, or Grismer’s pricklenape lizard. Photo from Le, Nguyen, Nguyen, Ziegler, Do and Ngo (2025), shared by Thomas Ziegler Researchers scanning tree branches with flashlights ...
Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of northeastern Queensland, revealing a previously unrecognized evolutionary lineage. The ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences ...