Why it's awesome: Thorny devils are native to Australia and live in the country's arid scrubland and interior desert. These small lizards grow to 8 inches (20 centimeters) long and have evolved an ...

Despite its intimidating name, Moloch horridus—better known as the thorny devil—is actually a small desert lizard found in ...

(Reuters) - A fossilized lizard found in Southeast Asia preserved in amber dates back some 99 million years, Florida scientists have determined, making it the oldest specimen of its kind and a ...

The northern alligator lizard is a small lizard found in the northwestern United States. They have a lot of similarities to their southern counterpart, but they tend to stay in the wooded areas of ...

Hundreds of new species were discovered in 2025, with over 850 new marine species documented and many more described by scientists worldwide. Even so, each discovery of an animal previously unknown to ...