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 ...

To figure this out, Stroud and his team took advantage of South Florida’s proliferation of fast-breeding lizards, and the fact that four species of them — native green anoles, and non-native ...

An invasive lizard from Africa that has settled in South Florida was spotted moving up the coast of the Sunshine State. The Peter's rock agama has made its way north to parts of Central Florida ...

Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S.

Over 100 invasive lizards the size of dogs have been reported throughout South Carolina and are destroying the local ...

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 ...

More specifically, animal control officials at the Martin County Sheriff's Office are urging people to be on the lookout for ...

The Florida Keys mole skink is one of the rarest and most mysterious of Florida natives. This small, five-inch-long lizard has shiny, armor-like scales, a pinkish-red tail and a brown body. It's a ...

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 ...

Invasive species in Florida like Nile monitors and Argentine black-and-white tegus pose a growing threat to the Sunshine State's environment, economy and public safety. South Florida's warm climate, ...