Get to know Breugnathair elgolensis, a half snake, half lizard that inhabited Jurassic-era Scotland.

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 Colugo: The 'flying lemur' that doesn't fly and isn't a lemur Aye-ayes: The strange nocturnal lemurs with ...