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Black and White Tegu Argentine giant Tegu Argentine Black and White Tegu,Berkenhof,Geotagged,The Netherlands,Tupinambis merianae Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Beautiful animal and pictured nice! Posted 13 years ago

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The Argentine black and white tegu,, is the largest species of tegu. It is also known as the Argentine giant tegu. It belongs to the teiid family. Tegus fill ecological niches similar to those of monitor lizards, and are an example of convergent evolution.

Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Frankhuizen Photography
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Uploaded May 5, 2012. Captured May 3, 2012 11:50 in Langeweegje 10A, 4434 Kwadendamme, The Netherlands.
  • Canon EOS 550D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO3200
  • 208mm