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Basic information
Tupinambis teguixin
Black Tegu
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyTeiids
GenusTegus
- Czech name
- Teju černý
- English name
- Black Tegu
- Alternative names
- Teju žakruarú, Bänderteju, Colombian Tegu, Common Golden Tegu, Gold Tegu, Golden Tegu, Jacuaru, Jacuraru, Jacuruaru, Lagartiu, Lagarto, Schwarz-Weisser Teju, Tegu, Teiú, Teiú-Açu, Tejo, Tejo-D'água, Teju, Tejuaçu, Tiger Lizard
- Synonyms
- Laacerta tupinambis, Lacerta monitor, Lacerta teguixin, Monitor (Tutor) americanus, Monitor meriani, Monitor teguixin, Podinema teguixin, Seps marmoratus, Tupinambis monitor, Tupinambis nigropunctatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 500 mm
- Body mass
- max 4,466.8 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~19.5 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 90 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 16.1 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 32–35 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–32 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 · 59M2Z · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19710 · dryad-v5