Why one of the world's largest lizards was left in a Bay Area home

One of the world’s largest species of lizards, an ornate monitor, was found abandoned in an Alameda home last month, police ...
The Citizen

Massive rock monitor lizard found on home’s roof

A beautiful male rock monitor lizard, with a length of 1.55m and weight of 10.2kg, was removed from Van Riebeeck Street.
HoopsHype

These invasive Florida lizards are the biggest, most dangerous in US

The Nile monitor is an invasive, aggressive lizard species established in parts of Florida. These large lizards can grow over 6 feet long and are skilled swimmers and climbers. While not venomous, ...
WFLA News Channel 8

‘He’s just struttin’ across the road’: Huge monitor lizard spotted roaming around North Port

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A massive Asian water monitor was spotted roaming around the streets of North Port earlier this month. Video captured by Renee Aland in North Port shows the roughly ...
NBC Connecticut

Elusive water monitor from Webster safely captured after 2 weeks on the lam

Goose is no longer on the loose! Police in Webster, Massachusetts, say an elusive water monitor named "Goose" has been safely captured after more than two weeks on the lam. Stream Connecticut News for ...
Yahoo

These big predator lizards eat iguanas, toads and more. Here’s where they lurk in Florida.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot. Nile monitors, which ...