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 ...

The battle of native and invasive wildlife in Georgia hit a little closer to home for an Athens woman Wednesday. As previously reported, a 4-foot-long lizard was found under her home after ...

Argentine black and white tegus aren't the most recent invasive species in Florida, and they won't be the last, unfortunately. What they are doing are making themselves at home in Florida. And not ...

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 ...

Like most reptiles, tegu lizards (Salvator merianae) were thought to be consistently ectothermic: They can’t sustain a body temperature that’s substantially higher than the ambient temperature. But ...

A Georgia homeowner was in for a shock when she found a 3-foot reptile living under her house, wildlife officials say. A woman living in Athens discovered there was an Argentine black and white tegu ...

In September a large lizard that can reach up to 4 feet in length and described as a voracious eater was found living under a home in Athens. The tegu, a lizard that is a native of Argentina that ...

OCALA NATIONAL FOREST, FLA. -- As if the latest reports of Burmese pythons, monitor lizards and Cuban tree frogs crawling around Florida weren't enough to creep you out, there's a scary new invader on ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla – Some people spend their retirement traveling the world or relaxing at home. Sid Pennington spends his trapping the invasive lizards threatening native wildlife in his community ...