The Komodo dragon and king cobra are two of the most dangerous reptiles. The article compares their size, speed, bite force, ...

They took a closer look at the animals and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Calotes sinyik, or the Sinyik ...

No one wants to share a room with a Komodo dragon, especially when it leaves a mess. Click here to learn more about these ...

The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds. A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large ...

Alan Cobham, British aviator in the plane, looked down and started with amazement, for scowling up at him from beneath their heavy orbital ridges were the very dragons of his nursery books.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter, a young Komodo dragon named Onyx. Reptile keepers have been working with these lizards for decades, including ...

One of the last three habitats of a tiny grassland earless dragon lies in the shadow of a major development. Find out more.

An Indonesian fisherman has been killed by Komodo dragons after he was attacked while trespassing on a remote island in search of fruit, officials said Tuesday. Muhamad Anwar, 32, bled to death on his ...

(Prehensile means it is able to take hold of objects like branches). Pygmy lizards belong to a family of reptiles called Agamidae (commonly called dragons or dragon lizards). But unlike other Agamids ...