FLORIDA: Florida Wildlife officials have captured a biz lizard that had been running loose in the Florida Keys for more than a year.

The lizard was more than 5 feet (1.52 meters) long and weighed 20 pounds (9 kilograms).

Florida Fish and Wildlife officials posted pictures on Facebook with this caption: “Elusive lizard captured!”

The lizard was removed from the wild. Wildlife officials say this helps prevent the establishment of a new nonnative species. Wildlife officers advise people to snap pictures if they see nonnative wildlife and report it to the agency. (Agencies)