I went to the Japan Reptiles Show.Among the various creatures there, the one that attracted me the most this time was the ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to finalize federal protections for blue tree monitor lizards. The protections would ban ...

Reptiles are extremely popular in the global pet trade. People love them — love them to death. Thanks to the increasing demand for reptile pets, many species are now threatened with extinction. Among ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service’s assessment of Indonesia’s remarkable blue tree monitor lizard has roiled exotic wildlife traders while the agency keeps shifting gears. The service started slowly and ...

Watch as a fast-moving monitor lizard demonstrates its climbing skills during feeding time. The reptile remains focused on its reward as it scales the tree branch.

Police revealed that Goose, the five-foot-long water monitor lizard who escaped a home in Webster, Massachusetts, two weeks ago, was difficult to find because it had been hiding under tree roots, ...

The 3-foot-long lizard is often imported into the United States to be sold as pets. A missed Endangered Species Act deadline for Indonesia’s blue tree monitor lizard will cost the federal government ...