The discovery of the Scawfell Island sunskink marks the second unique species to be unearthed on Scawfell Island near Mackay.

A James Cook University biologist has discovered a new species of lizard on Scawfell Island, a remote island 50 km east of ...

A James Cook University biologist has discovered a new species of lizard on Scawfell Island, a remote island 50km east of ...

the Agama (males have orange heads with bright blue throats); the long legged Japalura lizard of brushy slopes; and the skink species, which holds the record for being the highest lizard in the ...

The Florida Keys mole skink is one of the rarest and most mysterious of Florida natives. This small, five-inch-long lizard has shiny, armor-like scales, a pinkish-red tail and a brown body. It's a ...

PLANS for a new 250-home residential estate in Dromana could be reconsidered under federal environment laws as the Mornington ...

The breeding program to improve the lizard's genetic diversity began in 2007, with zoologists bringing the skinks from the two different locations to a special breeding facility — or skink ...