Australian skinks have evolved tricks to resist deadly snakebites, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Queensland. The discovery, detailed in the International Journal of ...

A study of Australia’s many species of skink reveals they have evolved resistance to snake venom at least 25 times, a testimony to the continent’s dangers. Since each skink lineage had to evolve ...

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Lizards, like birds and insects, are found in almost every environment in Australia – from the coasts, to the rainforests, from arid areas to our bustling urban environments and, if we are lucky ...

Australia does not simply have a large number of lizards. In many regions, they dominate the landscape almost quietly, moving through scrub, rocks, and dry grass in numbers that become obvious only ...

A new study of finger-sized Australian lizards sheds light on one of the most striking yet largely unexplained patterns in nature: why is it that some groups of animals have evolved into hundreds, ...

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