Invasive tegu lizards are spreading across Georgia, prompting officials to urge residents to report sightings or kill the ...

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.

Georgia wildlife officials are urging residents to report sightings of Argentine black and white tegus, an invasive lizard ...

Over 100 invasive lizards the size of dogs have been reported throughout South Carolina and are destroying the local ecosystem, including killing endangered species. The Argentine black and white tegu ...

A large reptile has officials on high alert in a Maine town, authorities shared on social media. Calling the animal a “large lizard on the loose,” the Old Town Police Department shared on Sunday, Aug.

A Georgia homeowner was in for a shock when she found a 3-foot reptile living under her house, wildlife officials say. A woman living in Athens discovered there was an Argentine black and white tegu ...

The "lizard in a blizzard" is actively recovering. A Providence, Rhode Island, man clearing snow after last week's massive winter storm made a shocking discovery when he spotted a large exotic tegu ...

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 -- ...

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 ...

A Providence man rescued a 3-foot tegu lizard he found in the snow after a major storm. The man warmed the cold-blooded reptile before contacting a local pet store for professional help. Veterinarians ...

Old Town police warned Sunday of a tegu, seen here, that has gotten loose. Credit: Courtesy of Old Town Police Department A large, dangerous lizard is still on the run in Old Town. Officials hope the ...