Nile monitor lizard burrows can rack up millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure such as sidewalks and seawalls.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iguanas falling from trees aren’t the only invasive lizard to watch out for in South Florida. Invasive, carnivorous Nile monitor ...

(FLORIDA) — Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile monitor — a semi-aquatic lizard equipped with razor claws that can ...

A large, aggressive lizard species is establishing breeding populations across South Florida, and it’s nothing like the iguanas residents are used to seeing on seawalls or in backyard mango trees.

Nile monitor lizards, a powerful invasive predator that can grow up to 7 feet long, are establishing breeding populations across multiple South Florida counties, and wildlife officials say the window ...

Invasive species, like the Burmese pythons and green iguanas, wreak havoc on Florida's ecosystems. But an invasive lizard is garnering extra attention and giving Floridians and their pets more to ...

A monster lizard is terrifying a neighborhood in Florida. Trappers, hunting dogs and state wildlife officers have been called in to try and catch the enormous alligator-sized lizard. The Asian monitor ...

(FLORIDA) -- Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile monitor -- a semi-aquatic lizard equipped with razor claws that can ...