DAVIE, Fla. -- A pet owner calling for help to find their missing Asian water monitor lizard ultimately was cited after the escaped reptile was found. The 8-foot-plus lizard first was reported ...

The REAL Lizard King — an Asian water monitor named “Bamboo” that's been chilling in a South Florida neighborhood and appears to be unstoppable, or at least untrappable. The 6-foot ...

A Thai housewife was left terrified after an enormous monitor lizard crawled into her garden. Jansom Panya, 65, was taking dirty dishes to her outdoor kitchen when she spotted the 10ft Godzilla-like ...

A eight foot, 150 pound, Asian water monitor lizard that has been spotted several times in Davie neighborhood over the last couple of months has been captured. Zack Lieberman, who lives in the ...

Marzonie said it reminded her of the 7-foot-long pet lizard Mrs. Kipling from the ... t imagine they're good for our ecosystem." The Asian water monitor is native to southern and Southeast Asia ...

[See The World's Most Bizarre Lizards] The enormous reptile — which was identified as an Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) — measures approximately 6 feet (2 meters) long, according to ...

A recent shopping trip took a terrifying turn for one unlucky group of 7-Eleven customers in Thailand ... According to UNILAD, the creature is an Asian water monitor lizard, a species that ...

the agency confirmed that the animal was a non-native Asian water monitor lizard and was estimated to be five feet long. 'Monitor lizards are considered high-priority species for the FWC’s ...

The Asian water monitor is considered the second largest lizard species after only the Komodo dragon, with males capable of reaching a length of 6-1/2 feet and the longest on record measuring 10 feet.

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.

There are 80 recognized species of monitor lizards, including the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor, and the Nile monitor. Although most monitor lizards are venomous, their venom is not deadly ...

MINNEAPOLIS — There’s a big Asian water monitor lizard crawling around somewhere ... hopes of generating leads and tracking down the 3-foot-long creature. “It’s good at climbing stuff ...