FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot. Nile monitors ...

Invasive species in Florida like Nile monitors and Argentine black-and-white tegus pose a growing threat to the Sunshine State’s environment, economy and public safety. South Florida’s warm ...

West Nile virus has infected people in Florida (and Dr. Fauci). Is it in your county? West Nile is a mosquito-borne disease that is often harmless but can be deadly in rare cases.

Nile monitors A Nile monitor slithers through short grasses. These lizards can grow to 5 feet and compete with and eat native Florida species.

According to the FWC’s website, it’s the rock monitor’s relative, the Nile monitor lizard, that’s illegal to have as a pet, and is an invasive species.

"Nile monitors," he wrote in his final report in '05, "continue to horrify the residents of Cape Coral by climbing on their houses, attacking their pets and scaring their children. … ...

Tegus were added to Florida's prohibited species list in 2021 but have been popular pets for reptile lovers because they can ...

Nile monitor lizards are an invasive species to Florida. USF Conservation Biology Masters Candidate Ali Mulla said that there has been no research on their ecology or how they react to the ...

Invasive species in Florida like Nile monitors and Argentine black-and-white tegus pose a growing threat to the Sunshine State's environment, economy and public safety. South Florida's warm ...