Large lizard walks up to a homeowner's window in Apopka, Florida. A video shared by Frank Crowder shows what appears to be a large monitor lizard peering in a window.

The Peter's rock agama, a lizard species native to tropical, sub-Saharan Africa, is believed to have been first introduced to Florida in the 1970s as pets.

It all started in October 2023, when a team led by Natalie Claunch, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida, stumbled upon a rather rotund northern curly-tailed lizard. At first glance ...

The lizard can also reach up to 8-feet long, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says. The FWC has also had a previous encounter with the Asian water monitor in 2019 in the Florida Keys.

So, you've bagged yourself an invasive iguana or two. What next? If you're a waste not/want not type, why not make use of your kill? Iguana is not by any means a huge part of Marco Island iguana ...

A driver in Florida did a double take when she spotted a "4-5 foot" lizard on the side of the road in the Gulf Coast. Renee Aland was driving with her daughter Zoey Marzonie when the giant ...

A giant lizard described as “Godzilla” recently visited a home in Florida and was caught on video trying to climb up a window.

The lizard and the homeowner lock narrowed eyes, the room thick with narrative tension. She gently places the package on a table and glides toward the invader in a chassé , step-together-step ...

It’s a Tegu lizard!" The lizard, most likely a monitor lizard, is seen in the 40-second video trying to literally knock at the home's door and scratch at it by finding a way to get into the ...

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The Miami Herald reported that the lizard, which is presumably an Asian water monitor, is an invasive species. They are typically between four and six feet long, but can grow up to 10 feet in length.

B etween iguanas and pythons, you'd think southwest Florida has its fair share of invasive reptiles. But now there's another large lizard on the scene, and just like these two, it's on the state's ...