A 72-year-old Australian man and his wife are recovering Friday after they were bitten while trying to break up a scrap between their pet dog and a goanna, in what first responders are calling a ...

Feb. 9 (UPI) --An Australian woman whose dog interrupted a goanna stealing eggs from her chicken hutch recorded the lizard hitching a ride on the canine's back. Bev Stefanidakis posted a video to ...

Home to 1,000 species of reptiles, Australia has the distinction of representing a 10th of all diversity in the world. With the discovery of a new goanna lizard species, the Land Down Under just broke ...

Jan. 25 (UPI) --Three women hiking in an Australian national park found their path blocked by an unusual sight: a brawl between a large goanna lizard and a snake. The women, identified only as Claudia ...

Depending on where you live, you might be used to seeing lizards, for some, seeing the occasional lizard about 2-3 inches long is an everyday occurrence, but for others, it either happens less often, ...

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Nov. 17 (UPI) --A large goanna lizard caused a stir when it paid a visit to a school administration building in Queensland, Australia, just before rush hour. Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 said on ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It’s well known that monitor lizards (or ...