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 ...

The lizard from Borneo — prized by collectors — would gain federal protections, but some commercial trade could still be allowed. The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Endangered Species Act ...

Critically endangered monitor lizards which are rarely seen in the wild are now on public display for the first time at an Austrian zoo. These earless monitor lizards, which resemble miniature dragons ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recently proposed listing the Borneo earless monitor, an elusive lizard endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, as threatened under the Endangered ...

Mysterious 160 million-year-old creature unearthed on Isle of Skye is part lizard, part snake 240 million-year-old 'warrior' crocodile ancestor from Pangaea had plated armor — and it looked just like ...