Nile monitor lizards are dangerous, invasive predators in Florida. Here's where they are in the state and what to do if you ...

Green iguanas are mostly plant-eaters. Nile monitors are carnivores that actively hunt vertebrate prey. Monitors are bulkier, ...

Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.

Bangkok, nine o'clock in the morning. The tropical heat is slowly settling over Thailand's capital like a damp towel.

On February 5, 2026, in Penjaringan, Jakarta, Indonesia, @Fian_kt6 shared a video of several large monitor lizards gathering in a canal. In the video, Alfian, 26 years old, filmed the lizards resting ...

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles. But this 6-foot-long African lizard poses an especially big threat.

Hundreds of Asian monitor lizards live in the Thai capital’s Lumphini Park and early morning is one of the best times to see them.

Monitor lizards are often confused with common house lizards. At first glance, both have long bodies, sharp claws and extended tails. When people see a small wall lizard drop its tail and run away, ...

Nile monitor lizards, an invasive and dangerous species, are spreading across Florida. Here's where they are and what to do ...

GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- ABC7 got a sneak peek at various reptiles set to be featured at the North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show at the Pasadena Convention Center this weekend.

It’s a battle for resources in the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans in India. In this wild place, rhesus macaque monkeys and massive monitor lizards may come face to face in search of food. Who wins ...