Why it's awesome: Earless monitor lizards are dragon-like reptiles that are so rare they're dubbed the "Holy Grail" of herpetology — the study of reptiles and amphibians. The species is the only known ...

On a humid morning in eastern Indonesia, the line between something ordinary and something prehistoric can feel uncomfortably ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the earless monitor lizard as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act today following a 2022 petition from the Center for ...

Many people think a Komodo dragon and a monitor lizard are two totally different animals. The truth is more interesting than ...

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A new zoo has opened in San Luis Obispo County, and this one focuses on reptiles and doubles as a store. Andrew Barton loves ...

It embarked on a scaly shopping spree. Footage captured the giant monitor lizard frightened shoppers after it was spotted running amok at a Thai convenience store in a scene straight out of “Jurassic ...