FILE - Tegus, native to Argentina, are an invasive species in Georgia. The lizards do quite well in the Georgia wild, eating eggs the eggs of many native species like quail and Georgia's state reptile ...

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 ...

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 -- ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KIMT/CBS Newspath/WKRC) - A man was reunited with his pet lizard after it escaped its enclosure. For five straight days, a pet Argentine black and white tegu named "Porkchop" was on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Giant invasive lizards are making their way across the south according to multiple news outlets and wildlife experts. The New York Post reported that “Over 100 invasive lizards the size of dogs” have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today, the Argentine black and white tegu is considered an invasive species in Florida, but long before they arrived via the pet trade, their prehistoric ancestors roamed this region. Credit: Kevin ...