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 ...

REIDSVILLE, Ga. -- An invasive, giant, and dangerous lizard is creeping its way through southeast Georgia and beyond. The Argentine black and white tegu lizards are originally from South America, and ...

Georgia has more than alligators, turtles, and snakes. While they are the opposite of a welcome guest, multiple Argentine tegu have decided to call this home. What are they and what dangers (if any) ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A large Red tegu lizard found on a Beaumont street this week is now safe and being cared for in a foster home. A Beaumont man found the Red tegu lizard Wednesday night after his ...

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He's mean. He's breeding. He might eat your cat. And he loooves Tampa Bay. The black-and-white tegu isn't from around these parts; he's a South American lizard (about four feet long) introduced to our ...

A full-grown tegu lizard is safe in the hands of the South Texas Amphibian and Reptile Society after it was found taking a stroll around San Marcos. According to a Facebook post by the San Marcos ...

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 ...

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 ...