Hundreds of Australian lizard species are barely known to science. Many may face extinction
- Written by Jane Melville, Senior Curator, Terrestrial Vertebrates, Museums Victoria
Most of the incredible diversity of life on Earth is yet to be discovered and documented. In some groups of organisms – terrestrial arthropods such as spiders and scorpions, marine invertebrates such as sponges and molluscs, and others – scientists have described fewer than 20% of species.
Even our...





