Know before you ship
Monitor Lizard Laws by State
Tap your state to see, in plain English, whether you can own, permit, import, ship, and sell monitor lizards (genus Varanus) — and exactly which species are banned. Every answer links its official source.
Generally legal
Permit required
Restricted / banned
Not yet verified
Tap any state on the map (or use the dropdown) to see its monitor-lizard laws — all 50 states + D.C. covered.