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Tegu Lizard trap in the Florida Everglades baited with chicken eggs

By Fort Collins Science Center
Tegu lizard trap baited with chicken eggs
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Image of a trap meant to capture tegu lizards, an invasive species spreading throughout the southestern U.S. The trap is baited using chicken eggs. 

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