Asian water monitor lizards normally live in canals, swamps, sewers and ponds in cities in Thailand. They feed on fish, snakes, frogs and scraps of food left by humans.

The filmer said: 'A monitor lizard climbed out of the water to scratch itself on a tree. 'Cool as you like, he just appeared from the pond and then sauntered over to satisfy his itch.

Physical factors Komodo dragons are the largest and heaviest members of the monitor lizard family, reaching lengths of up to 10 feet (3 meters) and weighing over 150 kilograms (330 pounds).

Water monitors are the second-heaviest lizards after the Komodo dragon. They can weigh around 35 to 44 pounds with lengths of over six feet.

The lizard was most likely an Asian water monitor, according to Ali Mulla, a conservation biology graduate student at the University of South Florida who’s studying a similar species, the Nile ...

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.

After Aland sent videos of the lizard to the Florida Wildlife Commission, the agency confirmed that the animal was a non-native Asian water monitor lizard and was estimated to be five feet long.

A woman in Florida spotted a “4-5 foot” monitor lizard along the side of the road while driving in Charlotte County.

She said the lizard was identified as a "nonnative monitor lizard" and measured about 5 feet long. The FWC believes it could be an Asian water monitor, but were unable to confirm based on the ...

Aland spotted the monitor lizard, possibly an Asian monitor lizard, while driving along Hillsborough Boulevard in North Port, just north of the Charlotte County line.

Large lizard seen wandering highway in southwest Florida is likely an invasive Asian water monitor lizard, Florida officials say.