Strong Island Animal Rescue responded to a Long Island home after a resident mistook a large reptile for an iguana, only to discover it was actually a Tegu lizard. Video taken by the rescue shows the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildlife officials in a number of states are trying to combat the rise in invasive Argentine black and white tegu populations. 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.

Polk County, FL - Residents in a Polk County town are being advised to stay alert after local officials reported sightings of a large invasive lizard species that has become a growing concern across ...

South Florida’s most famous invasive lizard is, of course, the iguana. These pests munch gardens, poop in pools, snap at pets ...

Georgia residents are taking aim at the tegu lizard, a large and 'smart' invasive species accused of stealing chicken eggs, ...

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 -- ...

The tegu suffered frostbite and had to have nonviable tissue from his tongue amputated Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human ...

Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has captivated South Florida with his brilliance on the pitch at Inter Miami. But there's another Argentine drawing attention across the region: a giant invasive ...

Wildlife officials in a number of states are trying to combat the rise in invasive Argentine black and white tegu populations. The tegu is a large, invasive species of lizard that's native to South ...