A critically endangered species of skink whose natural habitat has been destroyed by beach erosion is breeding well at Auckland Zoo. The cobble skink was discovered in 2007 on a narrow strip of ...

For most of the animal kingdom, babies are born in one of two ways: their parent either lays eggs or gives birth to live offspring. Recently, a three-toed skink (Saiphos equalis) pulled off an ...

Unlike many mammals and birds, most reptiles show little sign of being caring parents. But our new research shows one lizard species may be more doting parents than we thought – the adults risking ...

Travel abroad and you are bound to see people doing things a bit differently. If the yellow-bellied three-toed skink were to go wandering, though, it would find members of its own species giving birth ...

Lizards that have traditionally fared better at nesting in urban areas will be worse off as the climate warms. LIZARDS HAVE LONG BEEN drawn to warmer man-made habitats to nest their eggs, but new ...

The wintry forests of the New England Tablelands sit high in New South Wales’ Great Dividing Range. Magnificently lush and studded with waterfalls, these are the final bastion for many of Australia’s ...

Joshua Rapp Learn is an award-winning D.C.-based science journalist who frequently writes for Discover Magazine, covering topics about archaeology, wildlife, paleontology, space and other topics. View ...

Normally, animals reproduce by either laying eggs or giving birth to live young, but an Australian species of lizard can apparently do both in the same pregnancy. Scientists at the University of ...