Why it's awesome: Earless monitor lizards are dragon-like reptiles that are so rare they're dubbed the "Holy Grail" of herpetology — the study of reptiles and amphibians. The species is the only known ...

July 21 (UPI) --Animal control officers in Massachusetts are on the hunt for a water monitor lizard on the loose in Webster. Webster Animal Control said in a Facebook post on Friday that the monitor ...

Three individuals, including a father and son, have been arrested in Ranchi, Jharkhand, for trading reproductive organs of monitor lizards, a prohibited activity under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, ...

PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) – Two reptile experts worked together to wrangle a monitor lizard from a storm drain on the side of a Phoenix freeway Wednesday morning. The large lizard was seen on the side ...

Goose the water monitor, a large lizard that captivated many in Massachusetts and beyond while he was on the lam from a home in Webster for two weeks, got his closeup at a news conference on Monday ...

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