Why it's awesome: Earless monitor lizards are dragon-like reptiles that are so rare they're dubbed the "Holy Grail" of herpetology — the study of reptiles and amphibians. The species is the only known ...

Mysterious 160 million-year-old creature unearthed on Isle of Skye is part lizard, part snake New species of Jurassic 'sword dragon' could help solve an evolutionary mystery Colugo: The 'flying lemur' ...