Up-to-date population estimates are difficult to determine because of environmental restraints preventing access to sites where the frogs are thought to live. The goal of the recent efforts has been ...

Beneath the surface, a fascinating world of communication unfolds, where the seemingly simple swim bladder plays a pivotal role. Think of a swim bladder like a tiny balloon in bony fish (Osteichthyes) ...

Like other invasive species, including Burmese pythons and green iguanas, it’s legal to humanely kill Nile monitors on private property without a permit, with landowner permission, or on one of 32 ...

Frankie Cecere made iguana pizza for the first time during Florida's cold spell in Feb. He wants to add it to his Palm Beach ...

Green iguanas are mostly plant-eaters. Nile monitors are carnivores that actively hunt vertebrate prey. Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails. They ...

Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.

Friends of the Rouge want to recruit volunteers to ID the sounds of eight frog and toad species to monitor the health of the ...

Nile monitors are spreading through canals, stressing native nests. Florida expands removal rules and urges fast sighting ...

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Wildlife biologists and trappers in Florida say Nile monitors are an up-and-coming invasive species that threatens native wildlife.

A rare Florida cold front stunned and killed thousands of invasive iguanas, but wildlife experts warn the population is ...

International Women and Girls in Science Day, Feb. 11, promotes full and equal access to and participation in STEM fields for women and girls.