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Thorny devil: The spike-covered lizard that sucks water from sand through its skin
Thorny devils have a plethora of defenses against predators, including a fake head and a weird jerky walk.
Watch chameleon erupt in color 'as if uttering her last words' in her final moments before death
Footage of Labord's chameleon in last moments of her short life shows her skin burst into 'chaotic technicolor patterns' — a spectacle never observed in the wild before.
Surprise discovery of snake-like lizard feared extinct leaves scientists amazed
Researchers found three species of skink in Australia they feared could be extinct, including the Lyon's grassland striped skink.
Earless monitor lizards: The 'Holy Grail' of reptiles that looks like a mini dragon
Researchers are only beginning to understand the cryptic lives of the earless monitor lizards of Borneo.
Newly discovered Cretaceous sea monster named after world-ending Norse serpent
Paleontologists have described a new species of mosasaur with "angry eyebrows" that lived 80 million years ago.
This psychedelic-eyed gecko isn't what we thought it was
The bright-eyed reptiles were identified as a new species after a genetic analysis of other geckos revealed they were separate from another closely related species.
Ancient lizard with teeth like butcher knives 're-calibrates the whole shebang' of reptile evolution
Despite being palm-size, this Triassic lizard had a vicious bite.
Lizards: From tiny geckos to giant Komodo dragons
Lizards are a diverse group of reptiles made up of thousands of species around the world, including giant Komodo dragons and chameleons the size of your fingertip.
