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 ...

The tegu, Salvator merianae, is an omnivore. As a juvenile, its diet consists of insects, snails, fruits and seeds. The adult tegu also consumes these, but becomes more predatory, eating reptile and ...

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 ...

Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. But a recent discovery shows these reptiles are no strangers to the region -- ...

Researchers are looking for a little help to remove an invasive lizard from south Georgia before it's too late. Argentine black and white tegus can reach 4 feet long and weigh 10 pounds or more.

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources board wants to ban black and white tegu lizards from coming into the state and reproducing. Officials with the agency said the invasive reptile from South ...