Green iguanas are mostly plant-eaters. Nile monitors are carnivores that actively hunt vertebrate prey. Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails. They ...

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

Nile monitor lizards, an invasive and dangerous species, are spreading across Florida. Here's where they are and what to do ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This invasive Florida species can climb, swim and is highly aggressive. Meet the Nile monitor, the largest and most dangerous ...

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles. But this 6-foot-long African lizard poses an especially big threat.

Monitor lizards are among the largest and most dangerous lizards in the world, combining size, speed, and powerful jaws. This exhibit-by-exhibit tour reveals how different species rely on sharp teeth, ...

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 ...

Nile monitors are classified as invasive and are not protected in Florida except under anti-cruelty laws, according to the ...

Nile monitors are spreading through canals, stressing native nests. Florida expands removal rules and urges fast sighting ...