Frank Hardy couldn't believe his eyes when he looked out on a Providence street after the weekend's big snowstorm and saw a ...

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.

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — A non-native reptile is threatening the Treasure Coast, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which said Argentine black and white tegu lizard ...

Florida is waging war on giant lizards from South America. Your cat will be happy to hear this. This week Governor Rick Scott signed a bill targeting tegu lizards and other invasive non-native species ...

Wildlife officials are worried that an invasive lizard species causing problems in at least two neighboring states could now be taking root in South Carolina, with 100 reported sightings in less than ...

The tegu is a large, invasive, commonly black and white lizard from Argentina. They can grow up to 4 feet long and weighing 10 pounds or more, according to Georgia Wildlife. Unlike some other lizards, ...

Argentine black and white tegus, invasive lizards reaching 5 feet long, are spreading across Southwest Florida. Over 10,000 tegus have been documented in Florida, primarily in Charlotte and Miami-Dade ...

ATLANTA — 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 ...

A massive lizard with an insatiable appetite is gracing some peoples' homes as a new family pet. The Argentine black-and-white tegu appeared in the Southern U.S. more than 10 years ago, mowing down ...

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 -- ...

An Argentine black and white tegu. This species can grow up to four feet long. Argentine black and white tegu lizards seem to break a lot of reptile rules. They’re smart enough to recognize individual ...