The journey to discovering species

Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 09:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Did you know the world's smallest goannas, the Dampier Peninsula goannas (Varanus sparnus), are about 5,000 times lighter than their larger relatives, the Komodo dragons? The recent announcement of the discovery of the goanna species near Broome garnered quite a buzz of excitement in Australia and internationally.

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