Friday, 3 August 2018

Invasion of big, voracious lizards threatens U.S. South

quote [ A group of South American lizards that can grow up to four feet long (1.2 meters) has established a home in the Florida wild after being brought to the United States as pets, and the reptiles could begin a voracious march across the U.S. South, according to a new study. ]

Now seems like a good time to talk about a border wall with Florida.
[SFW] [environment & nature] [+1 Informative]
[by XregnaR@2:33pmGMT]

Comments

mechanical contrivance said @ 2:59pm GMT on 3rd Aug
Feh. They're not as big as alligators.
Dienes said @ 3:38pm GMT on 3rd Aug
True, but alligators don't need any more competition right now.
Dienes said @ 3:45pm GMT on 3rd Aug
Actual article found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29976961

I wonder how the tegus compare to the pythons and feral cats in terms of environmental impact.

XregnaR said @ 1:32pm GMT on 6th Aug
Apparently they eat alligator eggs, which can't be good.
Anonynonymous said @ 2:23am GMT on 4th Aug
Can they be eaten? How delicious are they? This might be a pretty easy problem to solve.

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