Two species of gecko have been discovered in the southern deserts of Western Australia and South Australia, report researchers from the Western Australian Museum. The Cape Range Gecko (Diplodactylus ...

Scientists found “cryptic” animal in woodlands and discovered new species, study said. Photo shows representative area of Western Australia. Photo from René Riegal via Unsplash Walking through the ...

Scientists found a “robust” creature with an “ambush predation” style in a desert of Australia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Peter McDonald via McDonald, Fenner, Torkkola and ...

A gecko found sharing a nesting box with a family of possums is still there, one week later. Hearts melted across Australia last week, when Bush Heritage Australia posted these two adorable photos to ...

Scientists found animals with a “ladder-like” pattern in woodlands of Australia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Conrad Hoskin Hidden under the cover of night and nestled in the ...

Australia's Bynoe's gecko -- a line of all-female geckos -- doesn't need sex or a male to reproduce and, contrary to expectations, these "Wonder Woman" geckos can run farther and faster than their ...

As night fell across the woodlands of Australia, a “slender” creature ventured into the darkness. Its “zigzag” scales helped it blend in with the shrubs and branches, but the camouflage wasn’t ...

Researchers found a new species hiding in the boulders of the uninhabited Scawfell Island, a study said and photos show. Photo from Conrad Hoskin via James Cook University Landing on the sandy beach, ...

Scientists found “slender” woodland animals licking tree sap in Australia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Conrad Hoskin Perched on a shrubby tree in Australia, a “long-tailed” ...

Diplodactylus ameyi is described as tan to medium-dark brown with pale spots, which helps it blend in with its surroundings in the dry, arid environments it inhabits. Like many other terrestrial ...