Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
Salvator merianae
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 8,297
- Most observed in
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae), also commonly known as the Argentine giant tegu, the black and white tegu, the blue tegu, and the huge tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is the largest of the "tegu" lizards. It is an omnivorous species, which inhabits the tropical rain forests, savannas, and semideserts of eastern and central South America.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Argentine black and white tegu”.