From venomous spines to spike-covered genitalia, creatures around the world have unique features that set them apart.

They have cylindrical bodies, and most have ill-defined necks that, together with their sinuous movements and smooth, bronze-colored skin, make them look like stubby snakes with legs. Scientists ...

They have cylindrical bodies and most have ill-defined necks that, together with their sinuous movements and smooth, bronze-colored skin, make them look like stubby snakes with legs. Scientists ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A cryptic native skink – rarely spotted in the wild, and feared to have suffered huge population losses in the Black Summer fires ...

The two rupee note that was in circulation in the 1970s had an image of a skink. The Skink Dasia halianus known as Polon Hikanala in Sinhala was an endemic creature at the time its portrait appeared ...

Researchers are studying the six-toothed rainbow skink's presence in Darwin and what it means for local wildlife. It's believed the lizard was introduced to the Top End city about 25 years ago ...