Why it's awesome: Earless monitor lizards are dragon-like reptiles that are so rare they're dubbed the "Holy Grail" of herpetology — the study of reptiles and amphibians. The species is the only known ...

Komodo dragons and monitor lizards belong to the same reptile family but differ in many different ways. Komodo dragons are the largest living lizards which are famous for their impressive size and ...

Monitor lizards, believed to be invasive species on some Pacific islands, got there long before humans, a new study says. By Marion Renault You can’t accuse a monitor lizard of being a picky eater.

Not all lizards are brightly colored! Black tree monitors blend in with shadows cast by dense leaves and branches in the tropical forests where they live. Get to know these intelligent, elusive ...

GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- ABC7 got a sneak peek at various reptiles set to be featured at the North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show at the Pasadena Convention Center this weekend.

Monitor lizards breathe by taking in air that flows through their lungs in a one-way loop — a pattern of breathing that may have originated 270 million years ago in the ancestral group that gave rise ...

Forest patches in and around oil palm plantations are crucial for the survival of Asian water monitor lizards, a generalist species that usually thrives in human-impacted landscapes. A new study ...

On December 10, 2025, in Cilegon, Indonesia, @rextec_ shared a funny video showing two large Asian water monitor lizards. In ...

A handful of endangered lizards with bodies nearly entirely comprised of their tails were born at a zoo in the U.K. recently. Four blue tree monitor lizards were born while Bristol Zoo was closed due ...

WINNER WINNER FINGER DINNER: A fairgoer reported that baby savannah monitor lizards were being passed off as iguanas and given as prizes at the Washington County Fair. The Washington County Fair in ...

A couple of scaly guests made an unexpected appearance at a Formula One practice session in Singapore on Friday, much to the bemusement of drivers and onlookers. In videos posted to the official ...

TAMPA (CBSMiami) -- A Florida man turned lizard smuggler pleaded guilty this week in federal court to trafficking live water monitor lizards from the Philippines. Akbar Akram, of Holiday, Florida, ...