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 ...

GRANITE FALLS, Wash. — Reports of a 10-foot alligator have turned out to be an “incredibly docile and friendly” pet tegu by the name of Tazz. Friday night, Snohomish County Deputies were called to an ...

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 ...

As of this Memorial Day weekend, it got a lot harder to bring a species of large lizard into the Palmetto State. It is now illegal to bring a tegu lizard into South Carolina or breed the lizards ...

A 3-foot-long lizard living under a porch in Athens is just one example of why Georgia is requiring pet owners to tag and register six newly regulated reptile species. And the deadline to do that is ...

If you have a pet iguana or tegu, you’ll need to apply for a no-cost permit and microchip the scaly critter before it becomes illegal to own one in Florida. The set of new rules approved by the ...

LIKE THIS IN HIS BACKYARD LAST WEEK. AN EXPERTS SAY THIS ISN’T JUST ANY LIZARD NOT THIS BIG, THOUGH. IT’S BELIEVED TO BE IN ARGENTINA. A BLACK AND WHITE TEGU LIZARD. AND THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR ...

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 ...