Philippines dragon-sized lizard is a new speciesMost of the time the 'new species' news involves single-celled critters, or maybe insects... every once in a while a bird.
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent
– Tue Apr 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A dragon-sized, fruit-eating lizard that lives in the trees on the northern Philippines island of Luzon has been confirmed as a new species, scientists reported on Tuesday.
This news is about a BIG lizard!
How'd this fella stay hidden all this time?
(Well... apparently, he didn't: the exemplar individual was rescued from a hunter who'd thought simply to eat it!)
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