Indonesian customs and quarantine officials thwarted a smuggling attempt of nearly 2,000 monitor lizard skins to be shipped ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife is asking people to report sightings, but to stay away to avoid any attacks or incidents ...

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

Nile monitors are olive-green or black with yellow striping on their head and jaw. They have razor-sharp claws, a long split ...

Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile monitor -- a semi-aquatic lizard equipped with razor claws that can grow up to 6 ...

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, ...

A wild monitor lizard charged through a meditation session in Bangkok, causing panic among the participants. Footage from March 21 shows the reptile running across a grassy area at the Sathira ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to finalize federal protections for blue tree monitor lizards. The protections would ban ...

India is home to a variety of interesting species of reptiles, but none are as exciting as the monitor lizards. These are ...

Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of northeastern ...