Oct. 25 (UPI) --An Australian reptile wrangler shared video of an unusual capture that featured a 3-foot monitor lizard fleeing through a cafe. Drew Godfrey, owner of Hervey Bay Snake Catchers, said ...

Drew Godfrey ended up chasing the 3-foot yellow spotted monitor lizard behind the cafe’s counter, sending staff running. Facebook video screenshot The same Australian reptile catcher who gained ...

What factors drive diversification in species groups with wide distributions and high morphological disparity? Pavón-Vázquez et al. used an extensive morphological and phylogenetic dataset to ...

Michael Innes was enjoying time with friends on the 13th green at Rowes Bay Golf Club, which sits along the northeastern coast of Australia in the city of Townsville, when he spotted a monitor lizard, ...

Biologists have long regarded the bony plates found in some lizards as an ancient legacy, passed down and occasionally lost.

Roy Ebel receives funding from the Australian Government's Research Training Program. Monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, are some of the most iconic reptiles on the continent. Their ...

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