Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. After wreaking havoc in Florida's ecosystems, the exotic lizard was classified as ...

Argentine red tegu facts come to life as Jay Brewer holds a large, relaxed reptile close to the camera. He highlights its ...

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.

Some invasive species arrive through shipping, agriculture, or accidental transport. Others begin in a much more familiar place: the pet trade. That is what makes the Argentine black-and-white tegu ...

Florida's invasive Argentine black and white tegus are thriving in South Florida, with Miami-Dade reporting more sightings than any other county in the U.S.

In September a large lizard that can reach up to 4 feet in length and described as a voracious eater was found living under a home in Athens. The tegu, a lizard that is a native of Argentina that ...

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 ...

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 -- ...

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. Originally from ...