After a large monitor lizard was recently liberated from a storm drain on the side of Loop 101 in Phoenix, people began to wonder what monitors are and whether they belong in Arizona. A monitor lizard ...

Asian water monitors and Nile monitors are not native to Florida, but they have been seen locally. What’s going on? A Nile monitor is seen in a tree in Cape Coral. There are multiple known populations ...

A large lizard was spotted roaming along an Arizona freeway, giving drivers quite a sight. Then reptile rescuers were tasked with wrangling the feisty creature, and it didn’t look easy, a video shows.

Monitor lizards are a genus of large lizards found in Africa, Southern Asia, and Australia. There are 80 recognized species of monitor lizards, including the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor, and ...