The green iguana isn't native to the Sunshine State. So how did this invasive lizard get there and become the state's menace ...

Some pet advocates say Florida's 2021 ban on harvesting and selling green iguanas may have caused the invasive lizard's numbers to increase.

The invasive lizard is found throughout Florida ... Reptile distributors exported hundreds of thousands of green iguanas annually from Florida, prior to the 2021 ban. In the decades before FWC ...

Wait, what? Yes, the invasive green lizard now rampant in South Florida may soon start to chill as temperatures dip with oncoming cold fronts. But how cold is too cold for the nonnative reptile?

The lizards are herbivores and their ... usually do not exceed seven pounds,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports. “Green iguanas typically mate in October through ...

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 ...

The lizard travelled from Orlando to Whitley Bay in a suitcase A lizard has been rescued after stowing away in a suitcase and travelling 4,500 miles from Florida to Whitley Bay. The green anole ...