ClickOrlando5 天
This invasive lizard is expanding throughout Florida. Here’s what to watch for
These large lizards can reach up to 5 feet long in some cases, and they pose a potential threat to the state if left ...
Invasive Argentine tegu has established itself in a new Florida county. What to know
The newest established Florida population of the invasive Argentine tegu was recently discovered in St. Lucie County. What to ...
USA Today10 天
Tegu lizards are emerging threat along the Treasure Coast and eat native Florida species
Over 1,500 tegu lizards have been reported or caught in St. Lucie County. St. Lucie County man is Florida's top tegu trapper.
USA Today17 天
Pythons, iguanas, agama lizards: Exotic animals sightings around Florida's Treasure Coast
Green iguanas arrived to South Florida in the 1960s. 132 Argentine black and white tegu lizards were seen in St. Lucie County in 2021. Burmese pythons have been spotted on the Treasure Coast at least ...
Orlando Sentinel1 个月
Turf war between lizards in Florida impacts mosquitoes — and maybe your health
Though these lizards are fast and feisty when they ... Melissa Miller, an invasion ecologist at the University of Florida, said brown anoles “may unwittingly be helping humans by absorbing ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers17 天
Pythons, iguanas, agama lizards: Exotic animals sightings around Florida's Treasure Coast
Green iguanas arrived to South Florida in the 1960s. 132 Argentine black and white tegu lizards were seen in St. Lucie County in 2021. Burmese pythons have been spotted on the Treasure Coast at ...