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.

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 ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — A non-native reptile is threatening the Treasure Coast, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which said Argentine black and white tegu lizard ...

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 ...

An Orlando, Florida, man found a lizard in his backyard last week. But this wasn't just any lizard. It's believed to be an Argentine black and white Tegu. "I went, 'Oh my God.' I knew what it was," ...

A single vertebra dug out of a mine in southern Georgia has been used to identified a new genus and new species of lizard. Photo from Calin Razvan Fotograf via Unsplash An unidentified bone pulled ...