A biological wonder lives in the leaf litter of the dry forests of the Dominican Republic; the Jaragua Dwarf Gecko (Sphaerodactylus ariasae) was long considered the smallest reptile on Earth and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nestled into the woodlands of Uganda sat a “dwarf”-like creature. The pregnant animal waited out the night on a tree trunk —or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether landing on an uninhabited island or venturing into a darkened landscape, teams of scientists around the world headed into ...

Scientists found a nocturnal clawed animal lurking near a temple in the forest of Tamil Nadu and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Ishan Agarwal via Khandekar, Thackeray and Agarwal ...

At a wilderness resort in southern India, a “dwarf”-like creature scampered along the walls. The “beautiful” animal caught the attention of visiting scientists — and turned out to be a new species.

Scientists found a “dwarf”-like animal with a “cone-shaped” head and discovered a new species, study said. Photo shows a representative area of Venezuela. Photos from F.J.M. Rojas-Runjaic via ...

Scientists found a “dwarf”-like creature in Cameroon, kept it in terrarium and discovered a new species: Lobeke dwarf gecko, study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In a rainforest of ...

A new species was found in several national parks in northwestern Madagascar, including one famous for its jagged rocks. Getty Images/iStock Photo Under the cover of darkness, a group of researchers ...

Scientists found a spiky, yellow animal at a private estate in the mountains of Tamil Nadu and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Amit Sayyed At a private estate in the mountains of ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. -- There's a population explosion going on at the Brookfield Zoo. There were eight new births in just the past few days. But the new creatures are so small you might not ever notice ...

Scientists found a pregnant animal with a “painted” body on a cashew farm in Tamil Nadu and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Sayyed, Kirubankaran, Khot, Harsan, Adhikari, Sayyed, ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- There's a population explosion going on at the Brookfield Zoo. There were eight new births in just the past few days. But the new creatures are so small you might not ever ...