The setting sun cast long shadows across a temple in southern India. As darkness fell, a clawed creature emerged from the nearby rocks and slinked off into the night. Visiting scientists spotted the ...

Scientists found a “dwarf”-like animal with “long” fingers under rocks in a Tamil Nadu forest and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Akshay Khandekar via Khandekar, Thackeray and ...

On a steep cliff in India, a “dwarf”-like creature perched on the rock wall. The scaly animal’s remote home and camouflaged coloring likely helped it avoid attention — but not entirely. And when ...

Scientists found a “sluggish” creature with red eyes and “long” fingers in a forest of India and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Akshay Khandekar via Khandekar, Thackeray and ...

In a rainforest of Cameroon, a “dwarf”-like creature perched on a tree. Its coloring helped it blend in with the bark — but not well enough. Passing scientists noticed the brown-eyed creature, ...

Scientists found a “dwarf”-like creature with “long” fingers and claws in a cave in India and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Akshay Khandekar via Khandekar, Thackeray and Agarwal ...

Scientists found a spiky “dwarf”-like creature climbing on rocks in Tamil Nadu and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Agarwal, Thackeray and Khandekar (2024) On the southernmost tip of ...

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 ...