Australia’s grassland earless dragon is no bigger than a pinkie finger when it emerges from its shell, but the little lizard faces an enormous challenge in the years ahead: avoiding extinction.

Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the ...

The Victorian grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla), not seen since 1969, has been found in grasslands west of Melbourne. No need to fear this dragon, though; these lizards are just ...

Scientists warn the tiny lizard will be unable to cross the large ... The Canberra grassland earless dragon is one of 110 ...

Dr Rutter emphasised the close bonds needed between dog and handler because of the limited training opportunities given the rarity of finding a lizard. The Victorian grassland earless dragon was ...

The Victorian grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla), not seen since 1969, has been found in grasslands west of Melbourne. No need to fear this dragon, though; these lizards are just ...

Sugar and Kip were selected for a months-long program that taught them to sense the critically endangered Victorian grassland earless dragon. For decades, scientists had feared the tiny lizard ...