The new species, a heavily plated dark brown lizard with pale yellow bands, has been named Smaug swazicus, or the Swazi dragon lizard, in honor of the country of Eswatini, where most of the ...

Now, herpetologists Michael Bates, a curator at South Africa's National Museum in Bloemfontein, and Edward Stanley of the Florida Museum of Natural History have discovered a ninth species of dragon ...

Meet Smaug, who is officially the happiest lizard in the world because he just can’t stop SMILING. The mini dragon has almost 4,000 followers on Instagram because of his smiley demeanour, making him ...

Lizards often resemble mythical creatures found in fairy tales. Read this to learn about lizards that look like dragons.

Okay, so this is Smaug: Smaug is a Komodo dragon at the Houston Zoo. He's clearly a fearsome beast. But about a year ago, zookeepers realized Smaug wasn't using his right front foot properly.

Smaug was the only great dragon alive in the Third Age, with others like Ancalagon and Glaurung in previous ages. Dragons in ...