As dusk set across Australia, a “large” silver-eyed creature emerged from its rocky hiding place to feed. Traces of the animal’s presence — its shed skin — hung off vines nearby. Scientists found the ...

Scientists peered under boulders in Tamil Nadu and discovered a new animal species: Hemidactylus pakkamalaiensis, the study said. Photo from Narayanan S., Christopher ...

On a steep cliff in India, a “dwarf”-like creature perched on the rock wall. The scaly animal’s remote home and camouflaged coloring likely helped it avoid attention — but not entirely. And when ...

Walking through boulders scattered around the hills of southern India, scientists scanned their surroundings. As dusk fell, they began to notice dozens of “large” creatures emerging from the rocks.