As a battle for territory unfolds between two different species of lizards invasive to Florida, a team of University of Florida scientists is trying to determine what it could mean for public health.

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — A First Coast News crew was walking through Dutton Island Preserve in Atlantic Beach, filming video for a story when something caught their attention. Stradling a guardrail was ...

Can one Florida invasive lizard preying on another that doesn't belong here lead to more mosquito bites and dangerous viruses for us all? Researchers suspect the answer might be 'yes.' Invasive brown ...

Invasive lizards in Florida have become a big problem. Some species have even been linked to spreading mosquito-borne diseases that put human health at risk. As these large lizards endanger ecosystems ...

A massive, 5-foot-long lizard, presumed to be an Asian water monitor, was seen scurrying around a busy road in western Florida recently. "He’s huge," Renee Aland can be heard saying in video she ...

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GEORGIA — An invasive species of lizards have been found in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and their partners have documented more than 20 Argentine black and white tegus ...

Taiwan officials announced a huge win in the battle against invasive green iguanas in the country, removing thousands of the animals in just four months. Taiwan's Forestry and Nature Conservation ...

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.