Pythons, iguanas, agama lizards: Exotic animals sightings around Florida's Treasure Coast
The Argentine black and white tegu lizard is a non-native, invasive species distributed throughout Florida through escapes or ...
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Tegu lizards are emerging threat along the Treasure Coast and eat native Florida species
Over 1,500 tegu lizards have been reported or caught in St. Lucie County. St. Lucie County man is Florida's top tegu trapper.
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'It doesn't get more Florida than this': Man turns iguana eggs into breakfast
The green iguana, native to Central and South America, has become an invasive species in South Florida. These reptiles are ...
Invasive Argentine tegu has established itself in a new Florida county. What to know
The newest established Florida population of the invasive Argentine tegu was recently discovered in St. Lucie County. What to ...
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Pythons, iguanas, agama lizards: Exotic animals sightings around Florida's Treasure Coast
This species harms native Florida ecosystems, eats at least five different native frog species, lizards or small snakes, and their tadpoles compete with native tadpoles for space and food.
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Tegu lizards are emerging threat along the Treasure Coast and eat native Florida species
Over 1,500 tegu lizards have been reported or ... Like all nonnative reptile species, tegus are not protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty laws and can be humanely killed on private property ...