BEAUMONT, Texas — A large Red tegu lizard found on a Beaumont street this week is now safe and being cared for in a foster home. A Beaumont man found the Red tegu lizard Wednesday night after his ...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has announced the first documented case of the large, non-native black and white tegu lizard in the state. The department ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It is now illegal to buy, sell or release an Argentine Black and White Tegu lizard in North Carolina. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission voted for that back in ...

SOUTH CAROLINA, USA — According to The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) the state has documented its first black and white tegu lizard. The species was spotted in Lexington ...

Georgia has more than alligators, turtles, and snakes. While they are the opposite of a welcome guest, multiple Argentine tegu have decided to call this home. What are they and what dangers (if any) ...

Tegu lizards are perfectly legal in Georgia — as pets. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, however, has been working since the beginning of the year to trap tegus sighted in Toombs and ...

Florida has an invasive reptile problem, and it’s not just the Burmese python. Though it doesn’t have its own Super Bowl or a Discovery Channel TV show dedicated to its hunters, the Argentine black ...

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has announced the first documented case of the large, non-native black and white tegu lizard in the state. The department said ...

Argentine black and white tegus aren't the most recent invasive species in Florida, and they won't be the last, unfortunately. What they are doing are making themselves at home in Florida. And not ...

The exotic black-and-white tegu, native to the tropical rain forests of South America, can grow to 4 feet in length. Creative Commons Hillsborough County, Fla., which includes Tampa, is being overrun ...

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, ...

A black and white Tegu lizard sticks out its tongue at the Yebo Gogga exhibition at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg Wednesday, May 13, 2015. The South Carolina Department of ...