An endangered reptile which had gone unnoticed for decades is one of the rarest reptiles in all of Australia. According to recent discoveries by scientists and conservationists, the Kungaka Skink, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Australian major skink (Bellatorias frerei) evolved to resist a specific component of snake neurotoxins. In the case of the ...

Though it may not be as famous a stereotype as shrimps on the barbie, deadly snakes or Vegemite, Australia is renowned in certain scientific circles for being the "land of the lizards." Australia has ...

Some of Australia's most famous animals - wombat, platypus, kangaroos and the extinct marsupial tiger thylacine - have been traced back to their fossil ancestors in remarkable finds in central South ...

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(CNN) — Police in Australia have dismantled what they believe is a smuggling ring that was attempting to export native lizards and reptiles worth more than 1.2 million Australian dollars ($800,000) to ...

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Some of Australia's most famous animals - wombat, platypus, kangaroos and the extinct marsupial tiger thylacine - have been traced back to their fossil ancestors in ...

Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this new series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field. Though it may not be as famous a ...