Giant lizards are invading Florida yards
Invasive tegu lizards are spreading across Florida. Officials warn residents not to capture these five-foot reptiles.
You thought Peter’s rock agama was bad ? Florida, meet tegu.
This foreign lizard — the Argentine black and white tegu — can grow almost five feet long, is making itself at home in Florida. And with plenty to feast on here in the Sunshine State, tegus are coming to a town near you.
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