Though it may not be as famous a stereotype as shrimps on the barbie, deadly snakes or Vegemite, Australia is renowned in certain scientific circles for being the "land of the lizards." Australia has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stunning close-up of monitor lizard head in hand© Andrew Ucles via YouTube — used under fair use The post Australia’s Largest ...

Reconstruction of the most complete fossil lizard found in Australia, a 15 million year old relative of our modern blue tongues and social skinks named Egernia gillespieae, reveals the creature was ...

Australia's oceans, deserts and rainforests are home to some truly weird and wonderful species – here are 13 of the strangest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australia's grassland earless dragon is no bigger than a pinkie when it emerges from its shell, but the little lizard faces an ...

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 ...

Some of Australia's most famous animals - wombat, platypus, kangaroos and the extinct marsupial tiger thylacine - have been traced back to their fossil ancestors in remarkable finds in central South ...

They fear it is only a matter of time before the six-centimetre (two-inch) long Ctenotus ora, or the coastal plains skink, will be extinct with urban sprawl rapidly closing in. The discovery, detailed ...

Once thought to be extinct, the pygmy bluetongue is today rarely seen except by experts with fishing rods. IN A PARCHED SHEEP paddock in South Australia, I once went fishing for lizards. Tying a ...

As the fourth-largest lizard on the planet, the perentie is the undisputed king of the desert. It is Australia's answer to the Komodo dragon, a sleek, powerful predator that most Australians will only ...