A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern ...

When Hank Woolley cracked open a jar labeled simply “lizard,” he didn’t expect to meet a monster. Inside, stored for years in ...

Fossils described in a new study speak to a previously unknown large-bodied lizard diversity that existed alongside dinosaurs ...

Scientists confirmed a new dinosaur-era lizard discovered in Utah, nearly two decades after it was excavated and placed in ...

Learn more about Bolg amondol, the large prehistoric lizard named after a character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

Named after a goblin prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Hobbit," Bolg amondol was identified from tiny pieces of skull, limbs, ...

Bolg amondol was a raccoon-sized armored mostesaurian lizard that lived about 77 million years ago, similar to today’s Gila monsters ( Heloderma horridum ). It is named after the goblin prince from ...

Utah is home to a diverse group of dangerous animals. From desert dwellers such as rattlesnakes and scorpions, along with the infamous Gila monster, to forest creatures such as moose, potentially ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are considering a bill to designate the Gila monster as the state reptile. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Republican state Rep. Bill Lowry sponsored the ...

Drucker and his team from the University of Toronto acquired a Gila monster from the Utah Zoo's breeding program to dissect for further research. This work confirmed that the lizard species' unique ...

The Gila monster holds the honor of being the first animal in the United States to be given legal protection in 1952. However, their habitat and numbers are still under threat from human activities.