Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Monash University School of Biological Sciences, led by Jules Farquhar, has had its discovery of the ...

A team of scientists have uncovered a new relative to a skink native to the Northern Territory, and say the discovery has ‘important implications’ for the environment. Find out why.

Researchers realized they’d discovered a new species: Liopholis aputja, or the Central Ranges rock skink. Central Ranges rock skinks are considered “moderately large,” reaching almost a foot ...

The site, part of Pāmu's Eyrewell dairy unit, is now a restoration project which aims to protect the endangered Canterbury Grass Skink. After skinks were spotted in the area, the area was fenced off, ...