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In 2012, the Argentine black and white tegu was reassigned to the resurrected genus Salvator as Salvator merianae. [55] S. merianae is called the "Argentine black and white tegu" to distinguish it from the "Colombian black and white tegu", which is another name for the gold tegu. Unscrupulous or incompetent pet dealers sometimes pass off gold ...
The Argentine Black and White Tegu, once a darling of the pet trade, is now banned in South Carolina as it is in Georgia and Florida, where it was first seen in the wild in the United States a ...
An Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae). Tegu is a common name of a number of species of lizards that belong to the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae. Tegus are native to Central and South America. They occupy a variety of habitats and are known for their large size and predatory habits. [1]
The gold tegu, also known as the golden tegu, common tegu, black tegu, Colombian black and white tegu and tiger lizard (in Trinidad), [3] is a species of tegu. Taxonomy [ edit ]
T. merianae (Argentine black and white tegu), T. rufescens (red tegu), and T. teguixin (gold tegu) are popular in the pet trade. They are primarily found in South America, although T. teguixin also occurs in Panama. In 2012, a number of tegu species were reclassified from Tupinambis to the previously used genus Salvator. The newly proposed ...
Argentine black and white tegu usually counts the largest species in its family with a length of 1.5 m (4.91 ft) and a mass of 7 kg (15 lb). Although, however, the red tegu, as more massive and bulky, can weigh more – the length is about 1.4 m (4.6 ft), and the weight is 9 kg (20 lb). [24]
A bite from an adult tegu can crush human fingers. [17] Though more terrestrial (morphologically less well-adapted for climbing into tree canopies or for swimming), tegus fill an ecological niche in South America similar to that filled by monitor lizards in Africa, Asia and Australia, and are an example of convergent evolution. Though similar ...
A giant pet lizard has acquired tens of thousands of fans online with its wacky and oddly-relatable antics. MacGyver, a red tegu lizard, lives in California with his owners Scott and Ice, who post ...