Officials remind residents of rules and say non-native Argentine black and white tegus can pose threat to wildlife and people An oblivious Georgia homeowner was unaware a huge 3ft tegu lizard had ...

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.

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 ...

On a sweltering July day, the pickup crunches to a halt on the rocky path as the scientists peer into the overgrowth for signs of their objective. With a single phrase, the researchers jump into ...

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 ...

With his trusty German shepherd in tow, Rodney Irwin drives past a state mental hospital at the edge of the Everglades and pulls into the brush. A machete rests on the floorboard beneath his feet, and ...

Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. But a recent discovery shows these reptiles are no strangers to the region -- ...

Deep in the Everglades, a voracious reptile with attractive spotted scales is among one of the state's most worrisome invasive species. The Argentine black-and-white tegu, a large lizard that can grow ...