Apr. 9—SOCIAL CIRCLE — Warming temperatures will have tegus on the move in southeast Georgia. And reporting sightings of tegus, alive or dead, is needed to keep the big, South American lizards from ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina wildlife officials say they've had eight more sightings of the non-native Tegu lizard in South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has ...

For some pet owners, the Argentine tegu checks off a number of notable boxes. Tegus are dog-sized and intelligent, they eat a variety of food, and have become increasingly popular in the United States ...

Georgia's wildlife agency is once again asking residents to report sightings of an invasive lizard that can pose a threat to native species. The state Department of Natural Resources is trying to ...

Black-and-white tegus are more resistant to cold than most reptiles because they can raise their body temperature about 50 degrees Fahrenheit above that of the environment Photo by Donar Reiskoffer ...

ATLANTA — As spring-like weather becomes the norm in Georgia, an invasive species may become more common -- and wildlife officials want to know where they're popping up. Georgia Department of Natural ...

Rueda, wildlife educator with the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, joined Today in Amarillo on Wednesday morning to ...

Calvin Rueda, wildlife educator with the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, joined Today in Amarillo on Wednesday ...

More than a dozen sightings of an invasive lizard species have been reported in South Carolina over the past year, with most reported in the Columbia area, the state’s Department of Natural Resources ...

An invasive species of giant lizards are cropping up in the southeastern United States. The Argentine black-and-white tegu is a stout lizard native to South America. Populations are now established in ...

Argentine black and white tegu eats the egg of a ground-dwelling bird. (Photo by Robert Siegel / Stanford University) ATLANTA, Georgia, November 24, 2020 (ENS) – Georgia wildlife officials and their ...