MIAMI - It's a South Florida phenomenon that draws amusement from across the country — when temperatures drop below a certain ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

MIAMI— The Center for Biological Diversity sued Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for denying protection to the Florida Keys mole skink under the ...

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 ...