Tegu lizards are large, thick-bodied lizards known for their hardiness and docile nature. Found natively in South America, they now can be found living as an invasive species in parts of Florida, or ...

A child was airlifted to a hospital on Monday after being seriously injured in a crash involving an electric dirt bike in St. Johns County, according to the sheriff’s office. Read full article: The ...

After the invasive species was discovered by hikers, park rangers began to search for the lizard and told members of the ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - Sid Pennington has decided to spend his retirement trapping invasive lizards threatening native wildlife in his community. Pennington, 60, has singlehandedly captured at least ...

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Wildlife officials in southwest Florida are setting out traps to catch a giant invasive lizard they say is taking over habitat and could threaten native and endangered ...

SAVANNAH — Researchers are looking for a little help to remove an invasive lizard from South Georgia before it’s too late. Argentine black and white tegus can reach 4 feet long and weigh 10 pounds or ...

Black-and-white tegus are more resistant to cold than most reptiles because they can raise their body temperature about 50 degrees Fahrenheit above that of the environment Photo by Donar Reiskoffer ...

This month, a two-foot tegu identified as No. 1125 scampered through a bramble of thick sawgrass in the southern Everglades, a tiny backpack carrying a GPS tracker attached to her back and a string of ...

Researchers are looking for a little help to remove an invasive lizard from south Georgia before it's too late. Argentine black and white tegus can reach 4 feet long and weigh 10 pounds or more.

An invasive species of giant lizards are cropping up in the southeastern United States. The Argentine black-and-white tegu is a stout lizard native to South America. Populations are now established in ...

The tegu is a fascinating and fairly popular lizard that is powerful and incredible in appearance, but it’s more suited to experienced reptile keepers. Tegus require specific handling and grow up to ...