Florida Officials Warn Residents About Dangerous Invasive Reptile in the State, and It's Not a Python or Iguana

Wildlife officials urge residents not to approach the lizard and to report sightings immediately ...

South Florida’s Newest Invasive Threat Is a 6-Foot-Long Lizard from Africa

For invasive reptile hunters in Florida, there’s another predatory lizard on the radar. Nile monitors, native to Africa, are populating parts of the Sunshine State, and they can now be killed ...
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Brave reptile experts wrangle monitor lizard from storm drain on highway

PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) – Two reptile experts worked together to wrangle a monitor lizard from a storm drain on the side of a Phoenix freeway Wednesday morning. The large lizard was seen on the side ...

Can monitor lizards regrow tails like normal house lizards?

Monitor lizards are often confused with common house lizards. At first glance, both have long bodies, sharp claws and ...