A large lizard was spotted walking near a street in Southwest Florida last week, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they believe it a nonnative Asian water monitor.

The green basilisk lizard is also called a plumed or double-crested basilisk; but its amazing ability to run on water gives this species its most recognizable moniker: the Jesus Christ lizard.

Magazine. A five-foot-long lizard was seen in North Port, Florida, casually walking along a busy road earlier this month in a now-viral video. The Miami Herald reported that the lizard ...

A mother-daughter duo were stopped in their tracks while driving in Florida after they spotted a nearly six-foot-long Asian monitor lizard on the side of the road. Renee Aland and Zoey Marzonie ...