The Nile monitor, aka African small-grain lizard, calls much of subsaharan Africa its home. There are also invasive populations in North America. The invasive breeding populations are found in Lee, Miami-Dade, and Palm
The perentie is the largest monitor lizard, aka goanna, in Australia. These giants can be found from western Australia, south Australia, the Northern Territory, and also into Queensland. They prefer desert habitats, rocky
The lace monitor, aka lacy or tree goanna, hails from eastern Australia. These large lizards tolerate cool temperate forests and dry tropical forests. Lace Monitors are a venomous species of lizard with a painful bite.
Enter the Savannah monitor lizard, aka Bosc’s monitor. These large reptiles can be found in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal on east to Sudan and down south to the Rift Valley and the
Among the largest lizards in the world, the Asian water monitor calls south and southeast Asia its home. They prefer forests, mangroves, swamps, shrubland, and wetlands
The goanna, also known as a monitor lizard, is a close relative of the Komodo dragon and one of the largest lizards in the world due to length and weight. There are 25 species of goanna that are found in the Northern and Eastern parts of the Australian continent. They […]
