💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: Argentine black and white #tegus – omnivorous #lizards that grow to 120 cm and weigh over 4 kg – are spreading across southeastern #Georgia after exotic pet owners likely released them illegally. 🦎

Each female can produce 35 #eggs per year, and with few #predators, the population threatens native species like gopher #tortoises. 🐢

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/georgia-invasive-lizard/

#invasivespecies #ecology #wildlife #biology #conservation #nature #reptiles #argentina #science #environment