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, ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — With sharp claws and strong teeth, an invasive lizard species is growing in population in one part of the Treasure Coast, wildlife officials warned Wednesday. The Argentine black ...

A lizard that "can run like a T. rex" is on the loose in Cumbria. Echo the four-foot long Tegu lizard escaped on Sunday after digging through her cage in the Workington area. Owner Siobhan Harkness, ...

LIKE THIS IN HIS BACKYARD LAST WEEK. AN EXPERTS SAY THIS ISN’T JUST ANY LIZARD NOT THIS BIG, THOUGH. IT’S BELIEVED TO BE IN ARGENTINA. A BLACK AND WHITE TEGU LIZARD. AND THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR ...

As Mike Perez mingled with visitors at the recent Python Challenge awards event in Miami, his left arm supported the weight of a black-and-white lizard with a body as thick as a linebacker's bicep.

In a twist on backyard wildlife encounters, an Orlando man stumbled upon an unexpected guest last week — a peculiar-looking lizard. Orlando resident Gary Nunn wasted no time in identifying the ...

The search is on for Echo - a Tegu Lizard who dug her way out of her cage.The search is on for Echo - a Tegu Lizard who dug her way out of her cage. Available for over a year Siobhan Harkness runs Pet ...

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the tegu, Salvator merianae: a lizard that has taken an evolutionary step toward warm-bloodedness. It is also a highly desired pet, that can often be ...

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

ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — An invasive Argentine black and white Tegu was spotted and captured in an Orlando man’s backyard last week. “I went, ‘Oh my God.’ I knew what it was,” Gary Nunn told NBC ...