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

The Argentine black and white tegu has been causing havoc throughout the American South since it was first spotted in 2020.

The black and white Tegu, said to be one of the most intelligent species of lizard, is likely "hiding in plain site", Ms Harkness said. Tegu lizards are native to Central and South America but ...

They will eat pretty much everything. Two types of Tegus have been seen in South Carolina, the more populous Argentine black and white and the lesser seen red. Tegu end up in the wild generally ...

Tegus have been documented eating alligator and gopher tortoise eggs and hatchlings. Other species, such as the Eastern indigo snake, the Cape Sable seaside sparrow and the Eastern black rail, are ...