Monitor lizards are a large group of lizards that fall under the genus Varanus. There are many different types, and they vary widely in size and appearance. Monitor lizards are not native to the ...

At the Reptile Discovery Center, our green tree monitor lizard is following the scent of its prey. Keeper Lauren Augustine hid food in a log with holes of different sizes and depths. To find (and eat) ...

Rosenberg goanna (Varanus rosenbergi WAM R95408) with osteoderms and endoskeleton revealed in the left half. Credit: Roy Ebel Beneath the scales of Australia's iconic monitor lizards (commonly known ...

Beneath the scales of Australia's iconic monitor lizards (commonly known as goannas), scientists have discovered an unexpected secret: a hidden layer of bony skin structures known as osteoderms. These ...