A lizard known for its sharp teeth, long tongue and sometimes ill-tempered manner was spotted recently near a Florida elementary school. The tegu lizard, an invader from South America, was soaking up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Argentine black and white tegus aren't the most recent invasive species in Florida, and they won't be the last, unfortunately.

The tegu is a large, invasive, commonly black and white lizard from Argentina. They can grow up to 4 feet long and weighing 10 pounds or more, according to Georgia Wildlife. Unlike some other lizards, ...

Georgia and Florida have their share of gators, turtles, snakes and iguanas. But wildlife officials say not all of the creatures are welcome − particularly one invasive species. Multiple Argentine ...