A massive lizard with an insatiable appetite is gracing some peoples' homes as a new family pet. The Argentine black-and-white tegu appeared in the Southern U.S. more than 10 years ago, mowing down ...

Argentine black and white tegus aren't the most recent invasive species in Florida, and they won't be the last, unfortunately. What they are doing are making themselves at home in Florida. And not ...

As of this Memorial Day weekend, it got a lot harder to bring a species of large lizard into the Palmetto State. It is now illegal to bring a tegu lizard into South Carolina or breed the lizards ...

ATLANTA — The battle of native and invasive wildlife in Georgia hit a little closer to home for an Athens woman Wednesday. As previously reported, a 4-foot-long lizard was found under her home after ...

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 -- ...

If your Christmas wish list includes getting a Burmese python or Argentine black and white tegu as a new pet, you better check with the state of Georgia first. As of Sunday, expanded limits on animals ...

Today, the Argentine black and white tegu is considered an invasive species in Florida, but long before they arrived via the pet trade, their prehistoric ancestors roamed this region. Credit: Kevin ...

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 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 ...

OCALA NATIONAL FOREST, FLA. -- As if the latest reports of Burmese pythons, monitor lizards and Cuban tree frogs crawling around Florida weren't enough to creep you out, there's a scary new invader on ...