The port in Lampung has long been identified as a gateway for the illegal transport of wildlife, especially wild birds, from ...

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.

South Florida is already home to iguanas, crocodiles, and alligators, and all manner of dangerous animals (looking at you, Burmese pythons), but few likely know we also have dragons. Invasive species ...

The state of Florida's 'Dirty Dozen' invasive species list recently got an update, adding three new species to the list and remove three that pose less of ...

Getty Image I swear, Florida is the land of invasive species. As if the green iguanas and Burmese pythons were not enough to wreak havoc, the Sunshine State now has another invasive species to contend ...

For invasive reptile hunters in Florida, there’s another predatory lizard on the radar. Nile monitors, native to Africa, are populating parts of the Sunshine State, and they can now be killed ...

This animal's armor has upended a key law of evolution For more than a century, biologists assumed that the bony plates embedded in the skin of lizards – like natural chain mail – were an ancient ...

What do Nile monitor lizards look like? Nile monitors are olive green to black in color and have cream-colored or yellow stripes on the jaw and head. They have rows of yellowish, V-shaped stripes ...

ALL RIGHT, ANTHONY, THANK YOU. A TOWN IN MAINE IS ASKING ITS RESIDENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR A LIZARD ON THE LOOSE. THEY BELIEVE IT’S A TEGU WHICH HAVE SHARP TEETH AND CLAWS. THEY SAY IT WAS SPOTTED ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recently proposed listing the Borneo earless monitor, an elusive lizard endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, as threatened under the Endangered ...

Michael from The Reptile Zoo talks about the savannah monitor lizard, their size, habitat, diet, and care. These lizards are known for their intelligence, but require specific care! House lawmakers ...