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Basic information
Salvator rufescens
Red Tegu
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyTeiids
GenusTegus
- Czech name
- Teju červený
- English name
- Red Tegu
- Alternative names
- Roter Teju
- Synonyms
- Teius rufescens, Tupinambis teguixin sebastiani
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 614 mm
- Body mass
- max 8,317.6 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 82 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 10.8 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–2 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 15–35 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 · 79FSD · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18332 · dryad-v5