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Officials urge residents to eat lizards wreaking havoc on US region: 'It's always been part of the diet'

Florida is making moves to scale back some of its nonnative species, particularly iguanas, according to The Palm Beach Post. Since the 1960s, green iguanas have overrun the southern part of the state, ...
Yahoo

Tegu lizards are emerging threat along the Treasure Coast and eat native Florida species

St. Lucie County is home to an emerging and breeding population of invasive tegu lizards, but also home to one of the state's most skilled trappers. A staggering 1,533 Argentine black and white tegus ...
Sun Sentinel

These big predator lizards eat iguanas, toads and more. Here’s where they lurk in Florida.

Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot. Nile monitors, which can grow to just over 6 ...