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 ...

The black and white lizards can live to 20 years old, grow to 4 feet long, and have powerful jaws with sharp teeth. And now officials in Georgia worry that Argentine tegus have a wild population ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) announced a ban on non-native Argentine black and white tegu lizards being brought into South Carolina. Current owners of ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - Sid Pennington has decided to spend his retirement trapping invasive lizards threatening native wildlife in his community. Pennington, 60, has singlehandedly captured at least ...

SAVANNAH — Researchers are looking for a little help to remove an invasive lizard from South Georgia before it’s too late. Argentine black and white tegus can reach 4 feet long and weigh 10 pounds or ...

University of Florida wildlife biologist Lindsey Garner holds an Argentine tegu trapped in the southern Everglades. Biologists fear the number of invasive reptiles is increasing and may threaten ...

This month, a two-foot tegu identified as No. 1125 scampered through a bramble of thick sawgrass in the southern Everglades, a tiny backpack carrying a GPS tracker attached to her back and a string of ...

Officials remind residents of rules and say non-native Argentine black and white tegus can pose threat to wildlife and people An oblivious Georgia homeowner was unaware a huge 3ft tegu lizard had ...

A large lizard that is sometimes kept as a pet is wreaking havoc on Florida’s native wildlife and scientists at the University of Florida are working on a solution. Argentine black and white tegus ...