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 ...

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.

A monitor lizard emerged from a pond and scratched its neck against a shrub as stunned parkgoers watched. Footage shows the 6ft reptile moving its body back and forth on a rough branch, oblivious to ...

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

WEBSTER — Authorities are asking residents to be on the lookout for a pet water monitor that escaped in the area of Blueberry Lane. A water monitor is a lizard, common in Asia, smaller than the better ...

There's been a new sighting of the water monitor lizard that's been wandering around parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The five-foot-long lizard named Goose crawled out of a second-floor window ...

Lizards are an incredibly diverse group of reptiles, thriving in habitats that range from arid deserts to tropical forests. While most species are harmless and elusive, a few stand out as formidable ...