A Chinese national found herself in a cold-blooded mess after authorities uncovered a bizarre reptile smuggling operation ...

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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 ...

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." ...

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 ...

Monitor lizards are a genus of large lizards found in Africa, Southern Asia, and Australia. There are 80 recognized species of monitor lizards, including the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor, and ...

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 ...

In pockets of highlands across Australia’s east lives a shy and secretive lizard. It’s usually reddish grey in colour, with two pale strips running the length of its spiky back. Growing to a maximum ...

In a remote region of northern Australia, an armless creature writhed deeper into the dirt and pushed itself along with its clawed toes. But something turned its world upside down, wrenching it toward ...

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 ...