The Argentine black and white tegu is multiplying and mobilizing in the backwoods and backyards of the Sunshine State — a creature more ominous than pythons because of its cold hardiness 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 ...

A new paper co-authored by the University of Florida and partner agencies details the invasion of Argentine black and white tegu lizards in the state of Florida over the past decade. It looks at signs ...

Fast-moving, terrestrial lizards are slinking their way through the Southeast, invading national parks and possibly your backyard. Native to South America, the Argentine black and white tegu was ...

Florida has an invasive reptile problem, and it’s not just the Burmese python. Though it doesn’t have its own Super Bowl or a Discovery Channel TV show dedicated to its hunters, the Argentine black ...

Read full article: Python hitches sailboat ride from Florida Keys to mainland McKayla Spencer, the Interagency Python Management Coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

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 ...

WEST PALM BEACH — The Argentine black and white tegu is multiplying and mobilizing in the backwoods and backyards of the Sunshine State — a creature more ominous than pythons because of its cold ...

An invasive species of giant lizard is invading the Southeast and threatening native wildlife. The Argentine black and white tegu is a native of South America and eats the eggs of ground-nesting birds ...

The Argentine black and white tegu is multiplying and mobilizing in the backwoods and backyards of the Sunshine State — a creature more ominous than pythons because of its cold hardiness and ...