The reptile is none other than the Argentine black and white tegu lizard, which is native to countries in South America, such as Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. The tegu is an invasive ...

How did the tegus end up in the wild on another continent? On November 3, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources ...

The nuisance Argentine Black and White Tegu remains a problem for native South Carolina wildlife, but there is good news. Unlike in Georgia and Florida, there’s no evidence they are breeding, State ...

Central to experts' fears is the fact the roughly five-foot-long Argentine black and white tegu eats 'truly anything,' University of Florida wildlife professor Frank Mazzotti told The Palm Beach Post.

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources says, call them. Argentine Black and White Tegus are not native to the state, and in fact, were outlawed in 2021. Will Dillman, assistant chief of ...