Florida faces a growing threat from Nile monitors, an invasive lizard species. These aggressive reptiles are establishing ...

The Nile monitor is an invasive, aggressive lizard species established in parts of Florida. These large lizards can grow over 6 feet long and are skilled swimmers and climbers. While not venomous, ...

Can one Florida invasive lizard preying on another that doesn't belong here lead to more mosquito bites and dangerous viruses for us all? Researchers suspect the answer might be 'yes.' Invasive brown ...

What's orange (or red) and blue, long and fast? And it could be outside your door, under your car, in the tree over your head ... you get the picture. Say hello to the Peter's rock agama. They're not ...

As a battle for territory unfolds between two different species of lizards invasive to Florida, a team of University of Florida scientists is trying to determine what it could mean for public health.

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — A First Coast News crew was walking through Dutton Island Preserve in Atlantic Beach, filming video for a story when something caught their attention. Stradling a guardrail was ...

Nicknamed the "Sunshine State," Florida continues to draw tourists and new residents thanks to its weather and activities. Florida is also arguably one of the most fascinating and diverse areas on the ...

To say Timothy Russell is proud of his Golden Agama trophy would be an understatement. While the trophy for winning Agamapalooza in September is just a rubber lizard spray-painted gold, don’t tell him ...

During a cold snap in southern Florida in January, residents were warned to watch out for paralyzed lizards falling from trees. The lowest temperatures in a decade stunned and immobilized the lizards, ...