These days, when scientists announce they've discovered a new species of animal, it's usually some miniature frog or deep sea isopod.

Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of northeastern ...

In the scorching savannah regions of north-eastern Queensland, scientists have declared the discovery of three never-before-seen lizard species, with .

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An endangered Australian lizard species is getting help migrating south, according to Flinders University. Researchers have ...

Australian skinks have evolved tricks to resist deadly snakebites, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Queensland. The discovery, detailed in the International Journal of ...

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 ...

Scientists have identified three new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards in the northeast of the Australian state of Queensland, marking the first formal record of such reptiles from the ...

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 scientist found a “smooth” creature with colorful orange sides “basking” in the sun on an Australian island and discovered a new species. Photo from Hoskin (2025) On an uninhabited island off the ...