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 ...

The dog-sized Black and White Tegu has been spotted in South Florida. The Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex posted on social media that the first verified report of the destructive ...

Argentine tegus are coming to a community near you. Black and white lizards that grow up to 5 feet in length, tegus are among the next wave of invasive species moving into the Southwest Florida region ...

The newest established population of the Argentine tegu was recently discovered in St. Lucie County. There are "reproducing populations" of tegus in Hillsborough, Miami-Dade and Charlotte counties.

The tegu is a large, invasive, commonly black and white lizard from Argentina. They can grow up to 4 feet long and weighing 10 pounds or more, according to Georgia Wildlife. Unlike some other lizards, ...

Argentine black and white tegus, an invasive species, are increasingly sighted near Palm Beach County. Tegus, reaching almost 5 feet long, are not protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty laws and ...

Over 1,500 tegu lizards have been reported or caught in St. Lucie County. St. Lucie County man is Florida's top tegu trapper. Tegus eat alligator eggs and juvenile gopher tortoises. St. Lucie County ...