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Meet the Kungaka: Australia's Super Rare Hidden Lizard

Tuesday 21 April 2026 β€’Newsround (BBC)
Meet the Kungaka: Australia's Super Rare Hidden Lizard

Photo: Katie Moon / Unsplash

Scientists just discovered that one of the world's rarest lizards, called the kungaka (which means "the hidden one"), needs our help to survive. There are only about twenty of these amazing creatures left in the wild in Australia, hiding in secret spots where hardly anyone has ever seen them. Now people are working hard to protect these mysterious lizards before it's too late!
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