Animals • March 17, 2026
3 New Lizard Species Discovered in Australia–Including Stunning Orange-Headed Rock Monitor
Originally published on Good News Network
These days, when scientists announce they’ve discovered a new species of animal, it’s usually some miniature frog or deep sea isopod. But check out this Varanus umbra, a never-before-described species of rock monitor, and he’s a real lookah’ Dr. Stephen Zozaya, a research fellow at the Australian National University, described the shock he and his colleagues experienced Good News Network.
These days, when scientists announce they’ve discovered a new species of animal, it’s usually some miniature frog or deep sea isopod. But check out this Varanus umbra, a never-before-described species of rock monitor, and he’s a real lookah’ Dr. Stephen Zozaya, a research fellow at the Australian National University, described the shock he and his colleagues experienced Good News Network.
Originally published on Good News Network.