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Tupinambis
Tupinambis is a lizard genus which belongs to the family Teiidae, and contains seven described species. These large lizards are commonly referred to as tegus (teiús in Portuguese); T. merianae (Argentine black and white tegu), T. rufescens (red tegu), and T. teguixin (gold tegu) are popular in the pet trade. They are primarily found in South America, although T. teguixin also occurs in Panama. Tegus that have escaped or have been illegally released have adapted and...
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Gold Tegu
speciesTupinambis teguixin
Cryptic Golden Tegu
speciesTupinambis cryptus
Cusco Tegu
speciesTupinambis cuzcoensis
Matipu Tegu
speciesTupinambis matipu
Four-lined Tegu
speciesTupinambis quadrilineatus
Maracaibo Basin Tegu
speciesTupinambis zuliensis
Rondônia Tegu
speciesTupinambis longilineus
Swamp Tegu
speciesTupinambis palustris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 38931.