Gold tegu

Gold tegu
	on Trinidad
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Tupinambis
Species:	T. teguixin
Binomial name
	Tupinambis teguixin; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Teius teguexim (Linnaeus, 1758); Tupinambis nigropunctatus (Spix, 1825) Lacerta teguexim (Linnaeus, 1758)

The gold tegu, also known as the golden tegu, common tegu, black tegu, Colombian black and white tegu and tiger lizard (in Trinidad),^[2] is a species of tegu. Its old scientific name (synonym) was Tupinambis nigropunctatus, but it has since renamed to Tupinambis teguixin.^[1]

Gold tegus grow to be about 2 to 3 ft (60 to 100 cm) long on average, and up to 3.5 to 4.0 kg in weight, with a glossy body, powerful limbs and a thick tail.^[3] They have many black and gold stripes down their bodies. Gold tegus live in the tropical forests of northern and central South America, as well as in Panama. They feed on insects, other invertebrates, small mammals, other reptiles and birds, as well as fish and sometimes fruit. They typically do not make as good a pet as their larger southern relatives, the Argentine black and white tegu or the red tegu, but if handled frequently, they can make a good pet.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Tupinambis teguixin at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 May 2014.
^ "Wild Herps - Common Tegu (Tupinambis teguixin)". www.wildherps.com.
^ http://www.oni.escuelas.edu.ar/2001/corrientes/conocer-para-conservar/lagarto.htm

Gold tegus
Bartlett, R.D., and Bartlett, P. (2003). Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon: An Ecotourist's Guide

External links[]

"Gold tegu" at the Encyclopedia of Life
Photos at Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu
Alice Osborne Curwen, "The telencephalon of tupinambis nigropunctatus" Journal of Comparative Neurology (April 1937).

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[RDB-1] Tupinambis teguixin at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 May 2014.

[2] "Wild Herps - Common Tegu (Tupinambis teguixin)". www.wildherps.com.

[3] ttp://www.oni.escuelas.edu.ar/2001/corrientes/conocer-para-conservar/lagarto.htm

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