Florida has dozens of nonnative lizard species that are bigger, faster and stronger than native species. They have teeth, and some have bad attitudes. Here’s a look at which ones can ...

An invasive iguana with a bad sense of timing dove out of a tree and landed in the middle of a boat loaded with Florida swamp hunters, video shows. It was a uniquely Florida moment, and the men ...

University of Florida researchers want residents to let them know when they see the brown basilisk lizard, a.k.a. the "Jesus lizard." ...

Like many of Florida’s nonnative reptiles, Nile monitor lizards don’t have a great reputation. Some news reports say these animals are aggressive and terrorize families. Tabloids have ...

It was a uniquely Florida moment, and the men’s response was pure Floridian. Instead of jumping out of the boat as the 4-foot-long lizard flopped around, they are heard laughing and one pinned ...

A giant lizard described as “Godzilla” recently visited a home in Florida and was caught on video trying to climb up a window.

Argentine black-and-white tegus (University of Florida). While tegus eat fruits, vegetables and insects, the animals also eat meat, such as frogs, toads, lizards, snakes, small mammals, and turtles.

Green iguanas arrived to South Florida in the 1960s. 132 Argentine black and white tegu lizards were seen in St. Lucie County in 2021. Burmese pythons have been spotted on the Treasure Coast at ...

Invasive lizards are facing off in South Florida, and scientists are pulling up a front-row seat to get a better idea of how quickly adaptation and evolution can actually happen.

A team of scientists from the University of Florida is exploring the impact of a lizard population shift that could influence the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. Skip to main content.