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.

A new species of rock skink has been discovered in central Australia by Monash University researchers. Characterised by its orange, pointed snout, the Central Ranges rock skink, or Liopholis aputja, ...

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 ...