Why it's awesome: Earless monitor lizards are dragon-like reptiles that are so rare they're dubbed the "Holy Grail" of herpetology — the study of reptiles and amphibians. The species is the only known ...

Mysterious 160 million-year-old creature unearthed on Isle of Skye is part lizard, part snake New species of Jurassic 'sword dragon' could help solve an evolutionary mystery Aye-ayes: The strange ...

Archie, the monitor lizard liberated from the side of a freeway on Wednesday, was reunited with his owner, the Phoenix Herpetological Society, which conducted the rescue, said Thursday. The Arizona ...

OLDSMAR, Fla. (WFLA) — As soon as Lisa Strout saw the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission come up on her phone on Tuesday, she put everything down and headed out. “Yeah, it’s exciting,” ...