An invasive lizard from Africa that has settled in South Florida was spotted moving up the coast of the Sunshine State. The Peter's rock agama has made its way north to parts of Central Florida ...

The Argentine black and white tegu lizard is a non-native, invasive species distributed throughout Florida through escapes or intentional captive animal or pet releases. They have been spotted in all ...

Green iguanas arrived to South Florida in the 1960s ... and non-native species spotted throughout Florida. In 2003, there was a Nile monitor lizard sighting in Vero Beach. They are excellent ...

Florida's fragile native environment has ... 132 were sightings were reported in St. Lucie County. The South American lizard's appetite for the eggs of native animals — such as killdeer ...

A University of Florida researcher holds a Peter’s rock agama captured as part of a study to assess the invasive lizard’s impact on mosquito populations and diseases. Maria Ojeda University of ...

MIAMI — Mosquitoes might be the bane of a summer barbecue in Kendall or a stroll on Miami Beach, but researchers in Florida ... agama are now basking in the sun. While neither lizard is known ...

A five-foot-long lizard was seen in North Port, Florida, casually walking along ... on Hillsboro Blvd behind the Kia dealership and just south of Bamboo rd.” “He’s just, like, strutting ...

Mosquitoes might be the bane of a summer barbecue in Kendall or a stroll on Miami Beach, but researchers in Florida ... redheaded agama are now basking in the sun. While neither lizard is known ...

The Florida Keys is ... of a giant invasive lizard species that experts warn could cause significant harm to the region’s native ecosystem. Recently, the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex ...