Researchers just discovered a 66-million-year-old sea lizard in a phosphate mine near Casablanca, Morocco. The Khinjaria ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter, a young Komodo dragon named Onyx. Reptile keepers have been working with these lizards for decades, including ...

The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds. A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large ...

the Komodo Dragon and the Monitor Lizard. The Komodo dragon, the largest lizard species, can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh up to 300 pounds. It is known for its powerful build, sharp teeth ...

They’ll likely be empty, but if you’re lucky, you’ll draw near, and there it will be: the world’s biggest lizard, a grim-faced giant known as the Komodo dragon. The man who devised this ...

Animals vary greatly in size, with species like the Blue Whale and Ostrich standing out as some of the largest creatures on ...

Komodo dragons, the world's heaviest lizards, can grow up to 3 meters (10 feet) in length and have a toxic bite that they use to kill prey such as buffalo, returning to feast when the animal ...

Lizards are a diverse and ancient group of reptiles that live around the world today. There are thousands of lizard species, and each has special adaptations and traits. They range in size from the ...

The famed Indonesian island, home to the rare Komodo dragon, will be closed in 2020 after smugglers stole 41 of the giant lizards. A tourist has been attacked by a Komodo dragon in Indonesias ...

The Komodo dragon, the largest living lizard on the planet, is the top predator of its domain, able to subdue large prey with its mighty jaws and deadly saliva. At the same time, the king cobra ...

Monitor lizards, however, are part of the Varanus genus, including the water monitor (Varanus salvator) and the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis). These snakes are very adaptive and can be seen ...