Native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay, it is presumed that the omnivorous lizards, which can grow up to four feet long, found their way into Florida via the exotic pet trade.

A woman was arrested Wednesday after authorities say she abandoned seven reptiles in a Coral Springs apartment, leading to ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— In response to a Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to reconsider its denial of Endangered Species Act protections to the ...

But seriously, do massive lizards really just fall out of the trees in South Florida when it gets cold? Yes, and you can watch it happen in a video taken by Avrohom Eliezer Friedman in North Miami ...

The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit ...

But another creature that Florida wildlife officers are trying to get a handle on now is the Nile monitor lizard, a cousin of the most famous of monitor lizards, the Komodo dragon, that has been ...

Peggy, who has a signature tongue-hanging look, found a second life ... contest See this photo gallery of Florida pets − including dogs, cats, birds and lizards − that are competing for ...

(File) As temperatures drop in Florida this week, residents might notice an unusual sight – green iguanas falling from trees. These non-native reptiles, typically found in Central America ...