The quest to understand the six-toothed rainbow skink species introduced to Darwin
It's not native to Darwin, but a population of six-toothed rainbow skinks appears to be booming in the NT capital. Scientists ...
‘Velvet’ creature — with visible eggs in its belly — discovered as new species
As night fell across a remote region of northern Australia, a “velvet” creature emerged from a pile of rocks. Its hard-to-reach habitat and camouflaged coloring helped it go largely unnoticed — until ...
Colorful creature found ‘basking’ in sun on uninhabited island. It’s a new species
Hoskin found Scawfell Island sun skinks in rainforest areas with “granite rocks,” such as several leaf-filled “gullies.” He ...
Forty-one new flora and fauna species added to Australia's threatened list
A number of animals, plants and an entire ecosystem were added to Australia's extinction watch list in 2024. We look at the new species under threat.
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Colorful creature found ‘basking’ in sun on uninhabited island. It’s a new species
Photo from Hoskin (2025) On an uninhabited island off the coast of Australia ... When he compared the lizards to examples of known species, nothing matched. Hoskin soon realized he’d discovered ...