But it's actually a legless lizard, the only such creature native to Britain ... Slow worms tend to be smaller than the UK's native snakes. Adults are up to 50 centimetres long. In comparison, the ...

A lizard has been found alive in a holidaymaker's suitcase, as they unpacked after a trip to a Portuguese island. The ...

Some are known to have lived for over 150 years. The common lizard is a reptile. They are native to the UK and Ireland and can be found in heathlands, moorlands and grasslands. The shells of a ...

But when acclaimed anatomist Richard Owen grouped three prehistoric animals with curious features in common, he changed the way the world thought about fossil reptiles. People everywhere have probably ...