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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The zoo went to extraordinary measures to make the more than 200-pound lizard comfortable. Recommended Videos Just last year, Smaug was treated for a complicated front limb weakness that gained ...

I marveled at Smaug the dragon when he slowly emerged from his pool of golden treasure like he was Scrooge McDuck's oversized lizard cousin. It's certainly an improvement on "An Unexpected Journey ...

Smaug swazicus, a girdled lizard whose range lies mostly in the country of Eswatini, is the ninth species to join a genus named for the fearsome dragon in 'The Hobbit.' Disclaimer: AAAS and ...