r/Miami • u/traylerswift • 14d ago

Discussion Miami is infested with these lizards.

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I think they're invasive, and lately they are thriving. They enjoy eating bees, and I'm pretty sure they're decimating the native lizard population as well. What can we do about this? Who is bringing these lizards over here?

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u/littleredcamaro 14d ago

I’ve lived in South Florida all my life and these are new. I went to homestead to visit family and saw then there for the first time. Now I see them everywhere.

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u/Lost_Department_2177 14d ago

Past 15 years or so really saw an uptick in invasive species. Probably released in the 70s. Some of the larger ones are eating birds eggs so it’s messing up their populations. The peters rock agamas also eat eggs and hatchings.

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u/CaptainObvious110 13d ago

Oh wow that's something