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Basic information
Salvator merianae
Argentine Black and White Tegu
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyTeiids
GenusTegus
- Czech name
- Teju argentinský
- English name
- Argentine Black and White Tegu
- Alternative names
- Teju pruhovaný, Argentine Black-and-white Tegu, Argentine giant tegu, Argentine tegu, Black and white tegu, Black Tegu, Black-and-white Tegu, Jacuraru, Lagarto, Lagarto-Comum, Lagarto-Tejo, Tegu, Teiú, Teiú-Açu, Teiú-Branco, Teiú-Brasileiro, Teiú-Comum, Teiú-Gigante, Teiuaçu, Tejo, Teju, Tejú-Açu, Tejuaçu, Tejuguaçu, Tiju, Tiú, Tiú-Açu
- Synonyms
- Lacertus tupinambis, Tupinambis teguixin buzioensis, Tupinambis teguixin sebastiani
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 501 mm
- Body mass
- max 4,466.8 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 75 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 35–35 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 7–66 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6XFSD · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18331 · dryad-v5