The green iguana, the Mexican iguana, and the spinytail iguana were originally brought to South Florida from Central and South America. They're considered an invasive species and they've become more ...

On the rare occasion, the temperatures in South Florida drop to the mid-to-low 40s for about 8 hours or more. This is enough time for iguanas to become incapacitated. The iguanas aren't usually dead ...

Although several iguana species live in Florida, the predominant one is the green iguana, native to Central and South America. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, green ...

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 green iguana, the Mexican iguana ... sea turtles and burrowing owls. In 2021, Florida banned having iguanas as pets. The giant lizards have almost no natural predators in the state; one ...

Researchers have found that native green anoles have evolved larger toe pads over decades as a result of competition with brown anoles. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel) The lizards are ...

The lizards in Florida could help scientists better understand the pressures that human activity imposes on evolution, and predicting how species will respond. The research was published in the ...