It’s probably not a surprise that a dog-sized lizard that’s been wreaking havoc ... birds such as quail and turkeys; alligators and gopher tortoises, chicken eggs, fruit, vegetables, plants ...

Tegus are terrestrial lizards that hail from South America ... including some that are threatened or endangered, like gopher tortoises. In Florida, they’re now considered an invasive species ...

The omnivore is not a picky eater and has gone after eggs, pet food, and even species endangered in the Palmetto State like grasshoppers and young gopher tortoises. The lizards are primarily known ...

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the ...

Over 1,500 tegu lizards have been reported or caught in St. Lucie County. St. Lucie County man is Florida's top tegu trapper. Tegus eat alligator eggs and juvenile gopher tortoises. St. Lucie ...

Mason says the tegu lizard disrupts the natural flow by eating eggs, including those of baby alligators and even the threatened gopher tortoises. The FWC encourages those who spot the tegus to ...

Monitor lizards can negatively impact native species such as sea turtles, wading birds, gopher tortoises, and American crocodiles, and they even pose a risk to livestock, according the FWC ...

The Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex posted on social media that the first verified report of the destructive invasive lizard on North Key Largo was recorded on Tuesday. Scientists ...