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Jameson compared the scavenging activity of different animals by leaving dead rats at feeding stations, with camera traps, across the landscape. Giant lizards called heath goannas could save ...

Beneath the scales of Australia's iconic monitor lizards (commonly known as goannas), scientists have discovered an unexpected secret: a hidden layer of bony skin structures known as osteoderms. These ...

Australian police seized a £600,000 haul of native lizards from a crime syndicate illegally smuggling hundreds of reptiles to Hong Kong. Each lizard could fetch as much as Aus $5,000 (£2,630) on the ...

In a remote area of Australia, an “unusual looking” creature with “reddish” hips raced along the rocky terrain. It had evaded capture for years. But determined scientists would eventually catch the ...

We'd like to welcome this curious armless burrowing lizard into the New Species Hall of Fame. Despite being built for life ...

Australia is home to many endangered reptiles and frogs. This national snapshot shows their numbers have dropped sharply. But it’s possible to reverse this trend.

A cargo company opened a package and found lizards in the process of being smuggled out of Australia, police said. A 19-year-old man was arrested. Photo from the Australian Border Force Border ...

Scientists found an armless creature with clawed toes burrowing in a remote area of Queensland, Australia, and discovered a new species, a study said. Screengrab from @scottmacor's Instagram In a ...

Some lizards have evolved to be resistant to the venom of snakes, entering into a sort of evolutionary arms race with their limbless cousins. A family of lizards known as varanids has evolved ...