How Did an Asian Monitor Lizard End up in Suburban Missouri?

When animal control pulled a giant Asian monitor lizard from a suburban St. Louis storm drain, they had more questions than ...

Monitor Lizard with ‘Very Friendly Demeanor’ Rescued from Storm Drain in Missouri

St. Louis County named the lizard Gojira, and it is a member of the Varanus salvator species, which is native to South or ...
Hoodline

South County Storm Drain Yields Giant Lizard Named Gojira

A large monitor lizard pulled from a storm drain near the 9300 block of Niles Place in South St. Louis County on Tuesday is now living with a county animal control employee, who is fostering the ...
AZ Central

Are monitor lizards native to Arizona? Here's what we know about the reptile

After a large monitor lizard was recently liberated from a storm drain on the side of Loop 101 in Phoenix, people began to wonder what monitors are and whether they belong in Arizona. A monitor lizard ...

Monitor lizard rescued from storm drain in south St. Louis County

Crews rescued a large monitor lizard from a storm drain Tuesday in south St. Louis County.

Asian water monitor lizard fished out of Missouri storm drain

Animal control officers in Missouri became reptile wranglers for a day when a large monitor lizard was found trapped in a ...