There was a specific kind of kid in school—most often a boy named Cody or Darryl—who had a pet reptile. Usually, these pets were snakes and the child in question took great pleasure in showing ...

If last year was brat summer, this year may be remembered as escaped lizard summer. Since June, at least three large pet lizards in the United States have escaped their owners’ homes, surprising ...

WEBSTER, Mass. — A community in Massachusetts is on the lookout for Goose. But Goose is not a bird; it’s a water monitor lizard with an avian name. Goose, a 5-foot-long lizard, escaped his ...

Maine's Old Town Police Department are looking for a loose tegu, a large lizard with sharp teeth that can grow to 4 feet long ...

Wondering if that huge lizard you saw strolling through your yard was a figment of your imagination? Police say there is indeed a 3-foot-long pet Asian water monitor lizard that ran away from home ...

An unusual bond between a massive monitor lizard and his uncle has gone viral on social media, and internet users can't cope with the heartwarming footage. The viral TikTok video, shared on Friday ...

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 ...