Gold tegu
Gold tegu | |
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on Trinidad | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Teiidae |
Genus: | Tupinambis |
Species: | T. teguixin
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Binomial name | |
Tupinambis teguixin | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Teius 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[]
Wikispecies has information related to Tupinambis teguixin. |
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- "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).
- Tupinambis
- Reptiles of Bolivia
- Reptiles of Brazil
- Reptiles of Colombia
- Reptiles of Ecuador
- Reptiles of French Guiana
- Reptiles of Guyana
- Reptiles of Suriname
- Reptiles of Peru
- Reptiles of Venezuela
- Reptiles described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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