The critically endangered creatures, found only in Australia, are losing their homes and inbreeding is shrinking their gene ...

Australia needs to urgently prioritize state and national conservation policies, according to a new study, with the findings ...

Komodo dragons, the largest lizards, are apex predators native to Indonesian islands, known for their venomous bite and ...

Hundreds of Australia’s unique species are clinging to life in small patches of habitat. Now researchers have found half of ...

Some facts about these fascinating lizards are not common knowledge ... all have stable populations in their native mainland Australia and are classed as species of least concern.

Here is a detailed look at the key differences between the Komodo dragon and other monitor lizards, and who would win in a fight.

Researchers have known about an “unusual looking” lizard living in a rocky area of Queensland since the early 2000s, according to a study published July 8 in the Australian Journal of Taxonomy.