The giants of Bangkok's urban jungle: monitor lizards

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

Hate iguanas? These razor-clawed carnivorous invasive reptiles are scarier

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

Are monitor lizards native to Arizona? Here's what we know about the reptile

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 ...

Razor-clawed carnivorous invasive reptiles spreading in South Florida pose bigger threat than iguanas, officials say

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

Lizard on the run! Goose, the escaped large lizard, spotted in Connecticut

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 ...
AZ Central

Archie, the lizard rescued from Loop 101, reunited with his owner

Archie, the monitor lizard liberated from the side of a freeway on Wednesday, was reunited with his owner, the Phoenix Herpetological Society, which conducted the rescue, said Thursday. The Arizona ...
The Thaiger

Monitor lizard invasion in Korat sees 200 to 300 reptiles gather

Large numbers of water monitor lizards have been reported in Korat, with locals urging agencies to manage the protected ...
NBC Connecticut

Lizard on the loose: Escaped water monitor spotted in Connecticut

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 ...