Welcome to the unique world of the Australian stumpy-tailed lizard! Can you imagine giving birth to a child the size of a six-year-old? Or not being able to eat or breathe properly for the last ...

But those pale in comparison to what expectant stumpy-tailed lizards endure. Indeed, new research on the Australian reptile reveals that as the female nears full term, her life may be in danger.

To test whether predator pressure is greater in the south, ecologist censused tiger whiptail populations, counting the proportions of individuals that were regenerating their tails. The data indicate ...

An Australian lizard endures what may be the world's worst pregnancy, scientists say. Due to anatomical restrictions, pregnant stumpy-tailed lizards must hold a gut-busting infant weighing more ...

Impressive is a word the shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa) deserves. Remarkably for a lizard, it can live 50 years, and it looks striking, with that stumpy tail and big lumpy scales. It’s Australia’s ...

Scientists have named an ancient species of giant sea lizard with "angry eyebrows" and a stumpy tail after Jörmungandr, a sea serpent from Norse mythology. The fearsome creature, Jǫrmungandr ...

Welcome to the unique world of the Australian stumpy-tailed lizard! The stumpy is one of Australia's most distinctive and abundant lizards, and is common throughout the Australian mainland.