Gold tegu

Tupinambis teguixin

The gold tegu, also known as common tegu, black tegu and Colombian tegu, is a species of tegu. Its old scientific name was "Tupinambis nigropunctatus" but it has since renamed to "Tupinambis teguixin".
Gold Tegu This was the icing on the cake that day, looking for this lizard the whole day, and just before we went home he came out of nowhere ( well the jungle) and crossed our pad. Plantage Peperpot distr. Commewijne Suriname Geotagged,Gold tegu,Netherlands,Spring,Suriname,Tupinambis teguixin

Appearance

Gold tegus grow to be approximately 2 to 3 feet on average with a glossy body, powerful limbs and a thick tail. They have many black and gold stripes down their body.
Gold Tegu (Tupinambis Teguixin) Gold tegus live in the tropical forests of northern and central South America. (picture taken at animal park De Oliemeulen) Geotagged,Gold Tegu,Gold tegu,Papegaaienpark VeldHoven,Parrot Park Veldhoven,Reptiles,The Netherlands,Tupinambis Teguixin,Tupinambis teguixin

Habitat

Gold tegus live in the tropical forests of northern and central South America.
Gold Tegu Fall,Geotagged,Gold tegu,Trinidad and Tobago,Tupinambis teguixin,asa wright,black,gold,lizard

Food

They feed on insects, invertebrates, small mammals, reptiles and birds, as well as fish and sometimes fruit.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyTeiidae
GenusTupinambis
SpeciesT. teguixin
Photographed in
Brazil
Netherlands
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago