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Giant lizards are invading and spreading disease in US state as officials urge residents to kill them (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] CM400@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Residents of the Peach State are being urged to be on the lookout for the Argentine black and white tegu, a massive, four-foot-long lizard that can weigh more than 10 pounds.

The tegus threaten native wildlife and can spread disease, wildlife officials said. They have been spotted in Toombs and Tattnall counties, according to Fox Weather. 

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is urging residents to report sightings of the species — or to trap and kill them.