Why one of the world's largest lizards was left in a Bay Area home

One of the world's largest species of lizards, an ornate monitor, was found abandoned in an Alameda home last month, police ...
The Citizen

Massive rock monitor lizard found on home’s roof

A beautiful male rock monitor lizard, with a length of 1.55m and weight of 10.2kg, was removed from Van Riebeeck Street.
WHIO

Lizard on the loose: Officials search for missing pet water monitor

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 home in ...
NBC Connecticut

Lizard on the loose: Escaped water monitor spotted in Connecticut

A water monitor lizard that escaped from a home in Massachusetts last week has been spotted in Connecticut. The Town of Thompson, Connecticut, posted on Facebook Friday that the water monitor was ...
NBC Connecticut

Lizard on the lam: Escaped water monitor spotted near Conn. border

8/2/25 UPDATE: The water monitor has been safely captured, officials said Saturday. A massive lizard that recently escaped from an area home was spotted this week in a southern Massachusetts town.