A tegu lizard, a savannah monitor and a python were among the animals being kept by a western Flagler County man who is now facing multiple charges for keeping the reptiles and not properly caring for ...

The tegu is an incredible lizard species – the South America-based creature is colored black and white and can grow up to lengths of well over four feet. Interestingly, however, that’s not the most ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Mike Perez mingled with visitors at the recent Python Challenge awards event in Miami, his left arm supported the weight of a black-and-white lizard with a body as thick as a linebacker's bicep.

When zoologist Ivan Sazima went for a walk in the park in southeastern Brazil on a warm September day in 2013, he was hoping to find noteworthy animal behavior to study. But he did not expect to ...

Friday Update: Folsom police say the owner of the lizard has now been found and will soon be reunited with their pet. Folsom police say the large lizard was located in the area of School Street and ...

St. Lucie County is home to an emerging and breeding population of invasive tegu lizards, but also home to one of the state's most skilled trappers. A staggering 1,533 Argentine black and white tegus ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It is now illegal to buy, sell or release an Argentine Black and White Tegu lizard in North Carolina. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission voted for that back in ...

In this file photo, Tarasca, a tegu lizard, is displayed at the Palm Beach Zoo as an ambassador animal. (Thomas Cordy, © 2013 The Palm Beach Post) WEST PALM BEACH ...

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 ...

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 ...