Goannas are Australian monitor lizards that wander into schools and urban spaces, drawn by food smells and warmth. There are over two dozen goanna species in mainland Australia, occupying diverse ...

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A unique lizard has been discovered with no forelimbs and only hindlimbs. It resembles a snake, with its small hindlimbs ...

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 ...

We'd like to welcome this curious armless burrowing lizard into the New Species Hall of Fame. Despite being built for life underground, in the end this slider skink was no match for scientists who had ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

A Chinese national who attempted to smuggle nearly 100 native Australian reptiles overseas has been sentenced in Sydney, with authorities warning that wildlife trafficking will "not be tolerated." ...