Forget something? A young Ornate Nile Monitor supposedly left behind by the former tenants climbs blinds in an Alameda residence. It is now at the East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley. (Alameda Police Department via Bay City News)

Alameda police were recently called to a home where the former tenants had reportedly left behind a large Komodo dragon.

When police arrived, it turned out to be a young ornate Nile monitor — a lizard species that grows up to 7 feet long.

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