Paleontologists have revealed a giant new species of prehistoric "worm lizard" with a powerful bite that is the largest of its kind found to date. The newly identified creature, named ...

that are long and thin like a worm, but covered in a hard, scaly exterior like a lizard and have a head similar to a snake. Related species are still living today, and a few amphisbaenians have ...

It's known as a Bipes biporus or the five-toed worm lizard. Their little hands are perfect for burrowing underground. But, what exactly are they? They're a reptile native to the Baja California ...

Scientists have recently uncovered a new species of worm lizard, a peculiar limbless reptile resembling an oversized earthworm. Named Amphisbaena amethysta, the discovery hails from a ...