The lizard’s docile temperament makes it a desirable pet for families. According to National Geographic, nearly 80,000 tegus were imported to the U.S. from South America between 2000 and 2010 ...

The black and white Tegu, said to be one of the most intelligent species of lizard, is likely "hiding in plain site", Ms Harkness said. Tegu lizards are native to Central and South America but ...

South Carolina officials have documented the first confirmed sighting of a black and white tegu lizard, a non-native species that can have a detrimental impact on the state's wildlife. The female ...

The lizard may also have or spread nonindigenous ... Dillman says they have seen a 100% reduction in the overall trade of black and white tegus in the pet trade. At the end of the registration ...

If it’s just cold, they go about their pesky business eating eggs of ground-nesting birds such as quail and turkeys; ...

A thermal image of a tegu lizard taken at 6 a.m. inside its burrow. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 22, 2016, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by G.J ...

The mystery reptile is an Argentine black and white tegu lizard — an omnivorous invasive species native to Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina. “They have a pretty decent bite ...

The nuisance Argentine Black and White Tegu remains a problem for native South Carolina wildlife, but there is good news. Unlike in Georgia and Florida, there’s no evidence they are breeding, State ...

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 ...

The Argentine Black and White Tegu, once a darling of the pet trade ... Tegus are better able to withstand cold than most lizards. They have the ability to raise their body temperature 50 degrees ...

the more populous Argentine black and white and the lesser seen red. Tegu end up in the wild generally because people who have kept them as pets let them go when they lose interest or the lizard ...