TATTNALL, Ga. - A four-foot invasive South American lizard is showing up more often in southeast Georgia— and DNR says it could threaten native wildlife. more often in southeast Georgia, more ...

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 ...

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. Georgians pride themselves on Southern hospitality, but there's one animal that's overstayed its welcome. The state department of ...

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, ...

The Argentine black and white tegu, Salvator merianae, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. This particular species is the largest in the family of tegu lizards, with males reaching up to 4.0 ...

If you’re out for a walk in Georgia and happen to see a 4-foot-long black lizard with a white speckled pattern across its back, you shouldn’t panic. What you should do is try to take a photo—it might ...

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – Deer flies swarmed around Frank Mazzotti and Joy Vinci as they stooped to get a closer look at the creature thrashing around in a metal trap they had laid off a weedy dirt road.

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 ...

Georgians pride themselves on Southern hospitality, but there's one animal that's overstayed its welcome. The state department of natural resources and its partners are working hard to remove the ...