One animal in Australia is so difficult to spot it has been named the hidden dragon lizard. The reptile, which blends perfectly into the reddish orange terrain, avoided documented sightings for years.

Four new species of sand dragon lizards have been discovered in South Australia, with the lizards named after the traditional languages of the country where they were found. All lizards have been ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have discovered a new "dragon lizard" species in Southeast Asia with remarkable camouflage capabilities that ...

Nearly 130 years ago, Italian explorer Elio Modigliani arrived at a natural history museum in Genoa with a lizard he’d reportedly collected from the forests of Indonesia. Based on Modigliani’s ...

Smaug is in peril. But it’s not Smaug the wicked dragon in Tolkien’s The Hobbit that’s under siege. Calamity has instead beset Smaug giganteus, a spiky lizard that looks exactly like a miniature ...