A rare species of Australian lizard has been spotted in the wild for the first time since 1969, having previously been written off as extinct. The discovery of a Victorian grassland earless dragon population has conservationists and nature lovers buzzing. The exact location of the group is being kept under wraps to keep them and…

In a video taken in South Africa, a lizard desperate to save its life endures some nasty pecks to its body while playing dead to escape a hawk’s talons. Jannette Kotze, 53, started recording in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park when a goshawk landed on the sandy savannah next to her car. Her dramatic footage shows an…

Two men have been sentenced for transporting live native lizards from Australia in the post to the United States. The Australian Border Force (ABF) seized a package in a post office in Broome, Western Australia, which contained 15 lizards in multiple plastic tubs with punctured holes for airflow. The men aged 31 and 39 concealed the…