Today, tegus are considered invasive creatures in Florida, but a new paper suggests they’ve lived in the southeastern United ...

Bourque’s co-worker and co-author, Edward Stanley, helped use machine learning and artificial intelligence to compare the ...

Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. After ...

Although a superpower, the U.S. is under constant invasion — we’re not talking humans here but meek-looking plants and ...

Tegus, once thought to be newcomers, actually roamed ancient Georgia during a global warm spell millions of years ago — a ...

The new species of tegu lizard, Wautaugategu formidus, appears to have come to North America millions of years earlier than the invasive modern-day tegus in Florida and Georgia, according to a ...

A newly discovered prehistoric tegu fossil in Florida reveals the ancient origins of these invasive lizards, challenging ...

the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. After wreaking havoc in Florida's ecosystems, the exotic lizard was classified as an invasive species.

TOOMBS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is raising awareness around an invasive species that has made its way into Georgia. The tegu is native to South America and is ...

The half-inch-wide bone likely came from a previously unknown, extinct species of lizard known as a tegu, according to a statement from the museum. Today, tegus in Florida are invasive ...