Nile Monitor Lizard Steals Crocodile Eggs and Eyes the Hatchlings

When we think of Africa and the animals that are present, it’s easy to think of the Big Five. The Big Five animals that are ...
WFTV

Lizard on the loose: Officials search for missing pet water monitor

WEBSTER, Mass. — A community in Massachusetts is on the lookout for Goose. But Goose is not a bird; it’s a water monitor lizard with an avian name. Goose, a 5-foot-long lizard, escaped his home in ...
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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 Getty Nile monitors, unlike iguanas, are highly adaptable to sudden drops in temperatures The invasive ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Earless Monitor Lizard Proposed for U.S. Endangered Species Protections

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 ...
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A lizard goes on the lam, and reptiles are back under the social media heating lamp

A water monitor loose in Webster is putting reptiles and non-native species in focus. Webster authorities urge the public to report it, but no to touch or try to catch it. A species not suited for ...