Florida Officials Warn Residents About Dangerous Invasive Reptile in the State, And It's ...

Nile monitors are classified as invasive and are not protected in Florida except under anti-cruelty laws, according to the ...

South Florida’s Newest Invasive Threat Is a 6-Foot-Long Lizard from Africa

Wildlife biologists and trappers in Florida say Nile monitors are an up-and-coming invasive species that threatens native wildlife.
Miami New Times

Did South Florida Just Gain an Invasive Species? Meet the Nile Monitor

Like other invasive species, including Burmese pythons and green iguanas, it’s legal to humanely kill Nile monitors on private property without a permit, with landowner permission, or on one of 32 ...
Terra Planet Earth on MSN

South Florida wildlife officials warn six-foot African lizards are expanding into new areas

Nile monitors are spreading through canals, stressing native nests. Florida expands removal rules and urges fast sighting ...
ABC15 Arizona

Large lizard captured on Loop 101 in Phoenix reunited with owner

PHOENIX — The Department of Public Safety had an unusual assignment on Loop 101 near 7th Street Wednesday morning: a monitor lizard was wandering around on the shoulder of the freeway. Arizona ...