Dundee officials are warning residents after sightings of invasive Argentine black and white tegus were reported in the Polk ...

Argentine Black and White Tegus, a nonnative species known to gobble up native wildlife, have been spotted in the small Polk ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Argentine black and white tegus aren't the most recent invasive species in Florida, and they won't be the last, unfortunately.

An Orlando, Florida, man found a lizard in his backyard last week. But this wasn’t just any lizard. It’s believed to be an Argentine black and white Tegu. “I went, ‘Oh my God.’ I knew what it was,” ...

Wildlife experts in Georgia are urging locals to keep on the lookout for any four-foot-long lizards wandering around the ...

Residents are advised to humanely euthanise tegus if encountered and to report sightings to local wildlife departments.

Georgia Residents Are Being Warned to Watch for Four-Foot Lizards Roaming Neighborhoods ...

Georgia and Florida have their share of gators, turtles, snakes and iguanas. But wildlife officials say not all of the creatures are welcome − particularly one invasive species. Multiple Argentine ...

Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. After wreaking havoc in Florida's ecosystems, the exotic lizard was classified as ...

Invasive tegu lizards are spreading across Georgia, prompting officials to urge residents to report sightings or kill the ...

A single vertebra dug out of a mine in southern Georgia has been used to identified a new genus and new species of lizard. Photo from Calin Razvan Fotograf via Unsplash An unidentified bone pulled ...