Here be dragons: Analysis reveals new species in Smaug lizard group
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
Smaug, the deadly dragon in J.R.R Tolkien's "The Hobbit," has a few living relatives. With dense, alligator-like armor, these small, real-life dragon lizards are rock-crevice recluses mostly confined to mountaintops in southern Africa.