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Related: About this forumInvasive Dog-Sized Lizards Are Spreading Across the Southeastern United States
The Argentine black-and-white tegu has made its way to the United States' southeast, and experts are warning about the harmful impacts it could have on the area's ecosystem.
According to National Geographic, the invasive, dog-sized lizards are native to South America but are now spreading to places like Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama, after being bred in southern Florida for over a decade.
Amy Yackel Adams, a biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, told the outlet that the lizards were first brought to the U.S. as pets, however as some escaped or were released into the wild, they began to spread. Now experts say it's becoming a problem, as they can be particularly dangerous to endangered species in the area.
"The entire southeast portion of the United States is at risk," Adams told National Geographic. "Much of this area has a climate that is suitable for tegus."
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https://people.com/pets/invasive-dog-sized-lizards-tegu-spread-across-united-states/
You'll need a harnass for your tegu.
They start out small, to throw you off guard.
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Invasive Dog-Sized Lizards Are Spreading Across the Southeastern United States (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Nov 2020
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msongs
(67,361 posts)1. time to prohibit import of all non-native species? breeders and owners have
proved multiple times over they are not responsible enuff to own imported animals
LSFL
(1,109 posts)2. What do they taste like?
I'd give it a go.
Layzeebeaver
(1,614 posts)7. Chicken Tonight! nt.
ChazInAz
(2,559 posts)13. The shoemaker in me
Says "Interesting leather!"
LonePirate
(13,408 posts)3. I wonder if the invasive pythons would eat these lizards.
underpants
(182,604 posts)8. Lizards snakes and gorillas
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)4. OMMFG!
Sedona
(3,769 posts)5. Okay 2020, I give up
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)6. Now we have tiny dragons roaming the US
How totally 2020
UserNotFound
(108 posts)9. Cool looking critters!
But problematic. It's infuriating to me that people are not more responsible when ridding themselves of these exotic pets.... The South, in general, has enough problems without having to deal with another invasive species...
Shermann
(7,399 posts)11. Maybe the tegus will eat the kudzu nt
hatrack
(59,574 posts)14. "Be free, little python/tegu/snakehead/lionfish/rhesus monkey!!"
It's not getting any smarter out there.
central scrutinizer
(11,637 posts)10. Wait til they spread to the nuclear test sites in Nevada
2naSalit
(86,323 posts)12. Then we'll have...
Many Godzillas to deal with all at once!