Georgia and Florida have their share of gators, turtles, snakes and iguanas. Now add Argentine tegus to the mix. Here's where ...

In South Florida, they typically begin to emerge from their burrows in February, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. How many eggs does a tegu lay and how long do the lizards live?

Tegus can thrive in tropical rain forests and even deserts ... as was documented in 1983 study on invasive lizards in South Florida. Known widely as "the Jesus lizard," The brown basilisk's home range ...

as well as in Texas and Florida. The tegu is a large, invasive species of lizard that's native to South America, originating from Argentina. The invasive species can be found in large numbers ...

And not just in South Florida. More than 1,500 have been captured or seen in St. Lucie County and even states beyond Florida's border are seeing them. What is a tegu lizard and what can or should ...