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Govt introduces ban on iguana imports as numbers soar

November 21, 2023

The import of iguanas, a popular pet reptile, has been banned following their rapid increase in the wild, threatening local crops and plants.

Too big for a monitor lizard: Ayutthaya locals call in croc catchers

August 23, 2022

Fisheries officials captured a two-metre-long crocodile from a canal in Ayutthaya’s Muang district early on Tuesday after it was spotted by local fishermen on Monday.

Lizard, turtle among more than 100 new species found in Mekong region

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017

A Vietnamese 'crocodile lizard' and a Thai turtle found on sale in a local market are among more than 100 new species discovered in the ecologically diverse but threatened Mekong region last year, researchers said Tuesday.

Scare as 100kg water monitor lizard wanders into house

FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2017

A 100-kilogram water monitor lizard was captured on Thursday night after it wandered into a house in Tambon Phai Ling of Ayutthaya's Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya district.

10kg monitor lizard found in Phuket home

THURSDAY, JUNE 01, 2017

PHUKET: A 10kg monitor lizard was released into a forest after it was found in a foreigner’s house in Thalang yesterday.

Meter-long lizard causes scare at Phuket beach

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017

PHUKET: Lifeguards caught a ‘massive’ lizard that scared several locals and tourists at Nai Harn Beach yesterday.