Adult black and white tegu lizard. Dustin Smith/SCDNR The lizards, native to South America, are voracious omnivores that hunt birds, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

Zebras and tigers have stripes, cheetahs and leopards have spots, and the ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus) boasts a labyrinthine pattern of black-and-green chains of scales.Now researchers from ...

South Carolina’s first confirmed black and white tegu lizard was found in Lexington County, SC, the Department of Natural Resources announced Friday. The South American lizard is invasive to the ...

New population of Argentine Black and White Tegu Lizards in Fort Pierce. These reptiles are an invasive species, and experts ask you to report them immediately. Updated: 6:58 AM EDT Apr 21, 2022 ...

A black and white Tegu lizard sticks out its tongue at the Yebo Gogga exhibition at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg Wednesday, May 13, 2015. By: Tyler Hatfield.

A black-and-white tegu lizard was spotted in Joseph D. Grant County Park in Santa Clara County on June 7 by a group of hikers; Rangers then undertook a five-day search for the animal, which is ...

The lizard, considered an invasive species, has been seen in Georgia and Florida, as well. According to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCNDR), a Black and White Tegu Lizard sighting has ...