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South Carolina is banning invasive Argentine tegu lizards.
The Argentine black and white tegu is no longer welcome in South Carolina. The lizards have been found in several counties, and now a new state regulation bans them from being brought into South Carolina. Tegu owners also can no longer breed them.
“Tegus have gained popularity in the pet trade,” the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said in a statement, “due to their large size, intelligence, docile nature and hardiness.”
The popular lizard can grow up to four feet and weigh 10 pounds. The Department of Natural Resources says tegus eat a variety of native species, such as the endangered quail and gopher tortoises.
May 31 COLUMBIA, S.C. As of this Memorial Day weekend, it got a lot harder to bring a species of large lizard into the Palmetto State. It is now illegal to bring a tegu lizard into South Carolina or breed the lizards within the state, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources announced. The ban went into effect on Friday. Tegu owners are also now required to register their scaly pets with .
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