They came to the state many years ago via the exotic pet trade. Officials speak out after confirmed sighting of alligator-like lizard along busy road: 'Why … would someone have that for a pet?' first ...

A large, exotic lizard named Goose frightened residents and was eventually rescued from the wild after it escaped a home in Massachusetts. A water monitor lizard was spotted on the loose in a small ...

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles. But this 6-foot-long African lizard poses an especially big threat.

Nile monitor lizards are dangerous, invasive predators in Florida. Here's where they are in the state and what to do if you ...