Gold tegu
| Gold tegu | |
|---|---|
CITES Appendix II
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Tupinambis |
| Species: | T. teguixin
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| Binomial name | |
| Tupinambis teguixin | |
| Synonyms | |
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Teius teguexim (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin), also known as the golden tegu, common tegu, black tegu, Colombian black and white tegu and tiger lizard (in Trinidad), is a species of tegu.