Dragons are typically the stuff of legends and folklore. In Australia, this is not the case. The country was once a hotspot ...

This Southeast Asian lizard stretches its ribs into wings to glide between branches. Here’s how evolution bent anatomy to ...

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.

Why it's awesome: Earless monitor lizards are dragon-like reptiles that are so rare they're dubbed the "Holy Grail" of herpetology — the study of reptiles and amphibians. The species is the only known ...

Two different studies published in GigaScience present the near-complete reference genomes of the central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps), a widely distributed species of dragon lizard common in ...

Fossils and DNA reveal how climate change is shrinking the habitat of an Australian lizard and threatening its future ...

Minnesota is home to a variety of woodland creatures — turkeys, rabbits, deer, oh my! — and it’s nothing out of the ordinary to come across the occasional backyard visitor. But it’s not every day that ...

Repetitive interactions might initially be endearing, but can quickly become distressing if a reptile simply does not stop ...