Most large lizard lovers consider the Nile monitor a special kind of animal. This is due to their beautiful looks as well as their impressive tree-climbing and swimming abilities. Despite their ...

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 ...

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 ...

A pensioner was shocked when he found a massive monitor lizard lounging in his kitchen in Thailand. Suwan Kathinhom, 84, and his wife were taking an afternoon nap when the gargantuan reptile stormed ...

Why it's awesome: Earless monitor lizards are dragon-like reptiles that are so rare they're dubbed the "Holy Grail" of herpetology — the study of reptiles and amphibians. The species is the only known ...

July 21 (UPI) --Animal control officers in Massachusetts are on the hunt for a water monitor lizard on the loose in Webster. Webster Animal Control said in a Facebook post on Friday that the monitor ...

Two injured animals are making a happy and healthy return to the wild thanks to the efforts of a wildlife sanctuary. In the Philippines, a rescued reticulated python and water monitor lizard were ...