Thailand plans to sell water monitors for breeding at 500 baht, sparking international business interest in their attractive ...

Roughly 20 million years ago, monitor lizards, also known as goannas, appeared in Australia. These reptiles not only adapted to the region’s harsh environment—they thrived in it. And that success ...

Scientists have uncovered hidden bony armor—called osteoderms—beneath the skin of 29 goanna species across Australasia, a ...

An Australian lizard in the same genus as the komodo dragon has been found harboring secret bone chainmail under their scaly ...

Osteoderms are not new to science. They are common in crocodiles, armadillos and even ancient dinosaurs like the Stegosaurus.

Learn more about the osteoderms found in monitor lizards – a hidden bone structure that may hold an evolutionary advantage.

Monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, are some of the most iconic reptiles on the continent. Their lineage not ...

Beneath the scales of Australia's iconic monitor lizards (commonly known as goannas), scientists have discovered an ...

They're big, they're scaly, and sometimes randomly show up in your neighbourhood park. But despite their intimidating size ...

Great argus, or Argusianus argus, is a species of pheasant considered internationally vulnerable ... Then, something crawls out from the edge of the trees. A monitor lizard, or Varanus salvator, joins ...

Conservative attacks on the Endangered Species Act — and the unlikely strategy to de-politicize the Endangered Species List.