is also known as the thorny dragon or the mountain devil. It’s a small (up to 8 inches in length), spiky lizard native to Australia. They live in the arid scrubland and desert of the interior of ...

A unique kind of lizard known as the thorny devil, or also called the thorny dragon, is able to live in intensely dry and arid environments because of an innate ability to draw water from the sand ...

Their bodies are covered in spikes, which are the size of rose thorns and are thought to deter predators by making the lizards difficult to capture, bite and swallow. Thorny devils can also ...

One of Australia’s more bizarre creatures is the thorny devil or dragon, also known as the moloch ... You may be thinking, doesn’t this lizard look a lot like our North American horned ...

Enter the thorny devil, a tiny dragon-like lizard that's usually found in Australia. Striking to look at, the gold and orange thorny devil immediately stole the show as it strolled onto the scene.

“Thorny devils are the coolest lizards to study — everything about them is special compared to other dragon lizards,” Professor Withers said. “From their special water drinking to their ...

It’s early morning in the Australian desert, and a squat, palm-sized lizard called the thorny devil is having a drink. It hasn’t rained for weeks, and there’s no water in sight. The lizard ...

How does a lizard that looks like a rose stem mated with a cactus suck water out of the desert? Images & Stories / Alamy The thorny devil is looking sharp. Rows of cactus-like spikes and thorns ...

The scientists researched in detail how the lizard, which lives in the deserts of Western Australia, obtains life-sustaining water from its environment. The Thorny Devil has hygroscopic grooves ...

Why it's awesome: Thorny devils are native to Australia and live in the country's arid scrubland and interior desert. These small lizards grow to 8 inches (20 centimeters) long and have evolved an ...