A large black and white tegu lizard spotted on the loose in California was safely captured by employees at a public park.

Rangers from the Joseph D. Grant County Park in Santa Clara County, California, have located a black-and-white Argentine tegu ...

Hikers at Joseph D. Grant County Park, just outside of San Jose, saw an Argentine black and white tegu last week—and rangers ...

An invasive creature native to South America has been found and captured at a Northern California park, officials reported.

When someone told me over the weekend that a black and white tegu was loose in Joseph D. Grant County Park, I initially thought one of those boxy little driverless robotaxis had gone rogue. Turns out ...

When caring for a tegu lizard, it's important to think about its housing, feeding, watering, and handling needs. Habitat An adult tegu will need an enclosure that is a minimum size of 8 feet long ...

Fisher thinks the lizard in the video is either a black-throated or a savannah monitor lizard.He said they come from Africa and are legal to own as a pet without any special license."Most likely ...

A non-native reptile is threatening the Treasure Coast, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which said Argentine black and white tegu lizard populations are on the ...

Monitor lizards aren’t native to the US, but are now listed as an invasive species in parts of Florida. The Nile monitor was introduced around 1990, most likely as part of the exotic pet trade.