Georgia and Florida have their share of gators, turtles, snakes and iguanas. Now add Argentine tegus to the mix. Here's where to spot them.

A serendipitous find in the National Museum of Natural History’s collections yielded just the second known specimen of a ...

A Texas representative wants to remove a rare lizard from the endangered species list, which would pave the way for oil and ...

The newest Florida population of the invasive Argentine tegu lizard was recently discovered in this Florida county. What to ...

A team of ecologists, climatologists and evolutionary specialists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has found ...

Officials are on high alert after a report of an invasive tegu lizard in the Florida Keys, raising fears about their ecological impact.

A monkey troop must fight for resources when a group of massive lizards appear and take over, eating the monkeys' fruit.

Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation to undo a method used by the Biden administration to limit the ability to ...

Unlike some other lizards, the tegu rarely climbs more than a few feet off the ground, but they are strong swimmers. From ...

The Argentine black and white tegu, an invasive species native to South America, has been spotted in Key Largo and other ...

Lizard Island was ground zero for major bleaching events in 2016 and 2024 caused predominantly by the burning of coal, oil and gas. The mass bleaching is a relatively new phenomenon that’s ...

Our research takes place on a South Florida island roughly the size of an American football field – assuming we’re successful ...