An "extremely large lizard" has been discovered on the unfastened on the island of Guernsey.

The reptile, which is sort of three toes lengthy, is so large it was stored in a canine kennel by rescuers on the Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA).

Steve Byrne, the GSPCA supervisor, mentioned rescuers are looking for the homeowners of the lizard which they imagine is a tegu.

The reptiles are native to Central and South America.

The GSPCA have been referred to as at round 4:30pm on Friday to the parish of Castel on the island.

Rescue officers Geoff George and Neil Hughes attended the scene and have been mentioned to be "very surprised to what they found".

Mr Neil Hughes mentioned: "When we are called out to lizards they are often bearded dragons or sometimes tiny lizards found in suitcases from holidaymakers returning home.

"Today after I attended the scene in Castel I used to be confronted with the most important lizard rescue I've been referred to as out to which was an actual shock.

"Geoff managed to restrain the extremely large lizard which we have now safely transported to the GSPCA."

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Steve Byrne, GSPCA supervisor, mentioned "We are currently trying to find the owner of the extremely large lizard and also trying to identify the exact species, which we believe is a tegu."

"It is so big it is currently in a kennel as we don't have a vivarium large enough.

"Being practically three toes lengthy it's definitely the most important reptile in our care."

The GSPCA mentioned it has a lot of reptiles it's attempting to residence, together with two snakes and a bearded dragon.