Like all nonnative reptile species, green iguanas aren't protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely ...

When my grandson Parker was 11 years old, he called me from a coastal island with exciting news. Problem was I took the call ...

APRIL 7, 2020 — The Texas horned lizard, one of the state’s well-loved creatures and the official state reptile, has seen a decline in numbers over the past few years, leading the state to classify it ...

Also known as horny toads, Texas horned lizards have been classified as a threatened species in Texas since 1977. The decline of the flat-bodied, spiny reptiles is due to the pet trade, wild ...

Florida has a variety of invasive lizard species, including iguanas ... The invasion started in 1928 with the horned lizard, according to state wildlife records. Many were introduced to the ...

Presumably, horned lizards from the Southwest were released in areas of the Southeast ecologically similar to their native ...