These snakes, with their “bright grass green” bodies and “serrated” reddish-brown markings ... a new species of skink, the Scawfell Island sun skink (Lampropholis isla), was discovered.

The six-toothed rainbow skink is a lizard that doesn't have six teeth and its scales are definitely more brown than rainbow — although they do have a certain iridescence. And despite not being ...

Biologists have released four genetically modified Guthega Skinks into Victoria's Bogong High Plains. It is hoped the new genetic mix of the lizards can adapt to climate change. One of Australia's ...

The Florida Keys mole skink is one of the rarest and most mysterious of Florida natives. This small, five-inch-long lizard has shiny, armor-like scales, a pinkish-red tail and a brown body. It's a ...