The green iguana has become a ubiquitous sight across South Florida, often lounging in trees or sunning itself on sidewalks.

The Nile monitor is an invasive, aggressive lizard species established in parts of Florida. These large lizards can grow over 6 feet long and are skilled swimmers and climbers. While not venomous, ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot. Nile monitors, which ...

Florida's fragile native environment has been invaded by countless exotic and invasive animals that have found their way to places they're not meant to be — most often introduced by humans. They prey ...

A monster lizard is terrifying a neighborhood in Florida. Trappers, hunting dogs and state wildlife officers have been called in to try and catch the enormous alligator-sized lizard. The Asian monitor ...

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities have caught a huge lizard that has terrified residents of a suburban Miami neighborhood for months. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said ...

A stunning lizard the size of an alligator seen wandering along a busy road in southwest Florida is likely an Asian water monitor, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

"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 ...

A new study headed by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis shows that Florida is an exporter of more than just fruit and star athletes. Studying genetic variation in the common brown ...

The fight between a king cobra and a monitor lizard is an electrifying encounter of venom and brute force. The king cobra, ...

Invasive Nile monitors in Georgia have been labeled the largest and most dangerous lizards in the U.S. Where are they? How dangerous are they?