A large, aggressive lizard species is establishing breeding populations across South Florida, and it’s nothing like the iguanas residents are used to seeing on seawalls or in backyard mango trees.

This video focuses on the feeding of a large monitor lizard kept in captivity. Monitor lizards are powerful reptiles with strong jaws and sharp teeth adapted for consuming whole prey. Observing ...

Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile monitor — a semi-aquatic lizard equipped with razor claws that can grow up to 6 ...

Join Mark from Self-Sufficient Me as he reveals the real threats backyard chickens and ducks face in Australia. Watch as two large goannas, also known as monitor lizards, interact near his chicken ...

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

Invasive Nile monitor lizards are carnivorous, can grow over six feet long, and are considered dangerous to humans and pets. Most of the over 2,000 sightings have occurred in South Florida, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iguanas falling from trees aren’t the only invasive lizard to watch out for in South Florida. Invasive, carnivorous Nile monitor ...

Invasive, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are a dangerous problem in South Florida. These lizards can grow up to six-and-a-half feet long and pose a threat to small pets and native wildlife. Most ...