Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The battle of native and invasive wildlife in Georgia hit a little closer to home for an Athens woman Wednesday. As previously ...

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 ...

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.

Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. After wreaking havoc in Florida's ecosystems, the exotic lizard was classified as ...

A group of scientists has revealed the mechanism whereby Salvator merianae—the black and white tegu, also called the Argentine giant tegu—is able to keep warm by raising its own body temperature ...

A Rhode Island uncovered a large tegu lizard buried beneath nearly 20 inches of snow outside his home following the region's latest winter storm. The unexpected discovery happened on Providence's ...

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 -- ...