A captive breeding program by Zoos Victoria has culminated in the release of the lizards to a specially created field enclosure furnished with granite rocks and hundreds of their preferred plants ...

Eleven guthega skinks could soon become 13 thanks to a captive breeding program in the Alpine national park ...

The rare slider skink is an elusive species of reptile, found only in Australia. It's only the second of its kind to be ...

A study of Australia’s many species of skink reveals they have evolved resistance to snake venom at least 25 times, a testimony to the continent’s dangers. Since each skink lineage had to evolve ...

On the snow-covered peaks of Australia’s rugged Alps, over 1,600 metres above sea level, there are few trees and only a handful of animal species that have evolved to exist in this extreme landscape.

Australia’s major skink (Bellatorias frerei) has evolved to combat snake venom with the same mutation found in honey badgers, according to a new study. Scott Eiper Australian skinks have evolved ...