Cops caught a wild monitor lizard loitering inside a police station toilet in Thailand.

Footage shows officers luring out the reptile from the cubicle in Wang Thonglang Police Station in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 1.

The creature fought off the cops and crawled across the hall, but it was eventually chased out of the building.

Asian water monitor lizards normally live in canals, swamps, sewers and ponds in cities in Thailand. They feed on fish, snakes, frogs and scraps of food left by humans.

The reptiles are aggressive when threatened and have a mildly venomous bite which sometimes carries harmful bacteria. The Godzilla-like reptiles are also a protected species in the country so their population thrives.