Dog Sized Lizards Spotted In South Florida

Black and white tegu lizard (SCDNR)

It’s Jurassic Park down here inn Florida.

The dog-sized Black and White Tegu has been spotted in South Florida.

The Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex posted on social media that the first verified report of the destructive invasive lizard on North Key Largo was recorded on Tuesday.

Scientists urge that if you are traveling near North Key Largo on Card Sound Road, please be on the lookout for the giant lizards.

Tegu are predators that eat the American crocodile and the Key Largo woodrat and gopher tortoises.

Tegus can run at high speeds and are also strong swimmers and can grow 5 feet.

If you see a Tegu, contact the FWC’s Exotic Species Hotline at 1-888-Ive-Got1.


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