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The sand goanna, aka Gould’s monitor, sand monitor, and racehorse goanna, is a large monitor lizard found throughout most of Australia. These lizards face the threat of predation by the invasive species known as the red fox. They also fall victim to consuming the deadly cane toad. Habitat loss and […]

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The desert monitor can be found in northern Africa, as well as central and southern Asia. They are part of the order Squamata, like all monitor lizards. These lizards face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, and ranching. Their daily […]

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The mangrove monitor, aka mangrove goanna, western Pacific monitor lizard, or wbl yb in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea can be found from northern Australia and New Guinea, to the Moluccas, and the Solomon Islands. These lizards face the threat of hunting for their meat and skin (which […]

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The rock monitor, aka white-throated monitor, is 1 of the largest species of lizard in Africa. They hail from the eastern and southern parts of Africa. These lizards face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, residential, and commercial developments. Their microhabitats are also […]

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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 Beach counties, in Florida. Even though they face the threats of hunting, trapping, and pollution, these large […]

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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 outcrops, and gorges, with hard-packed soil that contains loose stones. Not facing any threats, sans habitat loss, […]

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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. These critters face the threats of fires, fire suppression, and deforestation. However, they have a […]

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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 Congo River. They prefer grassland areas, Savannahs, rocky, semi-desert habitats, woodlands, and open forest habitats. Although they face […]

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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. There have been sightings of these giants at elevations of up to 5,900 feet. Even though they are hunted for their hide and poached […]

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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 […]

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