Iguanas, like all non-native, invasive species, are not protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely ...

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

NEXT Weather meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez says the coldest air of the season, so far, arrives on Wednesday morning with lows falling to mostly the upper 40s. Some inland areas could see the mid-40s ...

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

Florida's non-native green iguanas become paralyzed and drop from trees when temperatures dip. Climate change could bring ...

Agamas are native to Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia, but invaded Florida through the pet lizard trade in 1976. Their spread was exacerbated by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, when agamas either ...

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 ...

The green basilisk lizard is also called a plumed or double-crested basilisk; but its amazing ability to run on water gives this species its most recognizable moniker: the Jesus Christ lizard.

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 ...