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.

“While Gen Z accounts for a smaller share of total moves compared to older generations (just 2.2% of total moves in the U.S.) ...

At first glance, most lizards do not appear especially powerful, but many species possess remarkable survival adaptations that can completely change the outcome of a predator encounter. Some can ...

Nile monitors are semi-aquatic, so Florida’s waterways suit them. They travel along water edges, slip into culverts, and use banks and rock piles for cover. In a place stitched together by canals, ...

Slithering boa constrictors, vibrant leopard geckos and torpid red-footed tortoises were among thousands of animals that took over the two stories of the Cradle of Aviation Museum Saturday for the ...

A huge pet lizard was found left behind in a recently vacated home, Alameda police said. Related Articles After decades under private ownership, Safari West to become nonprofit ‘I don’t see any other ...

This animal's armor has upended a key law of evolution For more than a century, biologists assumed that the bony plates embedded in the skin of lizards – like natural chain mail – were an ancient ...

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What began as a routine moving day with several lizards quickly took an unexpected turn. Stress responses triggered a series of reactions that caught everyone off guard. The incident highlights how ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Combination platters are the ultimate cheat code when reviewing a restaurant, especially a barbecue spot like the Limp Lizard Bar & Grill in Syracuse’s Western Lights. Rather than ...

Like many residents of warm climates, the brown lizards scurrying around New Orleans have a worse temper in extreme heat. According to a new study from Tulane researchers, these invasive brown anoles ...