This huge black throat monitor lizard named Big Al is taking over a South Dakota reptile zoo

"Black Throat Monitors are one of the longest monitor species in the world and can grow up to 7 feet long!" ...

Meet Big Al, the Giant Monitor Lizard Who Can Potentially Grow Up to 7 Feet Long

"Lets not give that guy PTSD. You're really scary to other lizards." ...
The Conversation

Surprise results in search for South African lizard species that have been missing for decades

What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as “lost species”. We do not know if they’ve gone extinct, or if it’s simply that nobody has ...
WFTV

African lizard thrives in Central Florida

These non-native Peters’s Rock Agamas originate in Africa. They were introduced to Florida in the late 1970s through the pet trade. Ken Gioeli, an extension agent with the University of Florida’s ...
Yahoo

South Florida’s Newest Invasive Threat Is a 6-Foot-Long Lizard from Africa

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A nile monitor, in its native range. Monitors are one of Florida's problematic invasive species. For invasive reptile hunters in ...
Newsday

This flat-bodied South African gecko was a 'lost' species. It's been found again after 34 years

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Researchers who were dropped off by helicopter in a largely inaccessible and remote canyon in South Africa say they have discovered a type of gecko that hadn't been seen in ...
Cleveland.com

A giant lizard usually found in Africa surprises Lake County resident in backyard

Police did not offer stats on the lizard found Thursday, but they did decide to call it Norman. They also called for assistance from the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo ...