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Invasive Species and Fire in California Ecosystems (2010) (PDF | 227 KB)

California Native Plant Society.

In Fremontia, the journal of the California Native Plant Society.

The Race to Keep Invasive Tegus Out of Everglades National Park (Oct 2019)

DOI. NPS. Everglades National Park.

Tegus were first reported in the Miami-Dade area about a decade ago as escapees from the pet trade. Since then, over 6,000 tegus have been removed from Dade County. What is most troubling is that the number of tegus seems to be increasing exponentially. Less than 200 tegus were trapped in 2012, but over 1,000 were trapped in 2017. To make matters worse, the areas where they are being trapped are getting closer and closer to the park.