Green iguanas are mostly plant-eaters. Nile monitors are carnivores that actively hunt vertebrate prey. Monitors are bulkier, ...

Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.

the Asian water monitor is one of the largest and most widespread species of monitor lizards found throughout South and Southeast Asia these fascinating reptiles are known for their incredible ...

Just one week after a large water monitor lizard named Goose escaped from his home in Webster, Mass., the far-roaming reptile has been spotted in Connecticut. In a post on Facebook, the town of ...

A large reptile has officials on high alert in a Maine town, authorities shared on social media. Calling the animal a “large lizard on the loose,” the Old Town Police Department shared on Sunday, Aug.

Bangkok, nine o'clock in the morning. The tropical heat is slowly settling over Thailand's capital like a damp towel.

The Old Town Police Department said residents should not approach the lizard if they spot the creature Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering ...

A water monitor lizard that escaped from a home in Massachusetts last week has been spotted in Connecticut. The Town of Thompson, Connecticut, posted on Facebook Friday that the water monitor was ...

On February 5, 2026, in Penjaringan, Jakarta, Indonesia, @Fian_kt6 shared a video of several large monitor lizards gathering in a canal. In the video, Alfian, 26 years old, filmed the lizards resting ...