Goannas are Australian monitor lizards that wander into schools and urban spaces, drawn by food smells and warmth. There are over two dozen goanna species in mainland Australia, occupying diverse ...

The whole town of Webster is on the hunt after a giant pet lizard ran loose from its home. Meet Goose: A five-foot-long water monitor who is on the loose in his Webster Neighborhood. Oliva Williams, a ...

While not venomous, their bite can cause serious infections and they are potentially dangerous to people and pets. This ...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A massive Asian water monitor was spotted roaming around the streets of North Port earlier this month. Video captured by Renee Aland in North Port shows the roughly ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (TNS) — State wildlife agents recently captured a giant monitor lizard that had been spotted numerous times since August in Zachary Lieberman’s backyard. “I wish I could say I ...

A driver in Florida did a double take when she spotted a "4-5 foot" lizard on the side of the road in the Gulf Coast. Renee Aland was driving with her daughter Zoey Marzonie when the giant ...

"He's a big fella, and he's scary," homeowner Zachary Lieberman told "GMA." A 6-foot-long lizard has been terrorizing a Florida family for weeks after taking up residence in their backyard. "He's a ...

An explosion in the population of giant lizards in Bangkok is drawing a mixed reaction from officials and residents. According to the Guardian, the monitor lizard population in Bangkok is surging.

What factors drive diversification in species groups with wide distributions and high morphological disparity? Pavón-Vázquez et al. used an extensive morphological and phylogenetic dataset to ...