| This
is a genus of six large species of lizards from South
America. The american equivalent to the old world monitors.
Tupinambis
Daudin, 1802
Ctenodon
Wagler, 1830
Ctenodus Wagler, 1828
Custa Fleming, 1822
Exypnestes Kaup, 1826
Gymnogomphius Wagler, 1833
Podinema Wagler, 1830
Salvator Duméril & Bibron,
1839
Teguixin Gray, 1831
Tutor Goldfuss, 1820 |
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Tupinambis
duseni Lönnberg, 1896
Distribution:
Brazil. |
Tupinambis
longilineus Avila-Pirez, 1995
Distribution:
Brazil. |
Tupinambis
merianae (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Salvator
merianae Duméril & Bibron,
1839 |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil and
Uruguay. |
Tupinambis
quadrilineatus Manzani & Abe, 1997
Tupinambis
cerradensis Colli, Péres &
da Cunha, 1998 |
Distribution:
Brazil. |
Tupinambis
rufescens (Günther, 1871)
Tejus
rufescens Günther, 1871
Tupinambis teguixin sebastiani
Müller, 1968 |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil and
Paraguay. |
Tupinambis
teguixin (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lacerta
monitor Linnaeus, 1758
Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus, 1758
Monitor americanus Goldfuss, 1820
Podinema nigropunctatum (Spix,
1825)
Podinema teguixin (Linnaeus, 1758)
Seps marmoratus Laurenti, 1768
Tejus teguixin (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tupinambis monitor Daudin, 1803
Tupinambis nigropunctatus Spix,
1825
Tupinambis teguixin teguixin (Linnaeus,
1758) |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil, Colombia,
Ecuador,
French
Guiana, Guyana,
Peru, Surinam,
Trinidad, Uruguay and Venezuela. |
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| Literature |
| Acosta,
J.C. & P. Gomez. 2000. Geographic Distribution. Tupinambis
rufescens. Herpetol. Rev., 31(3): 185. |
| Brito,
S.P., A.S. Abe & D.V. Andrade. 2001. Tupinambis
merianae. Longevity. Herpetol. Rev., 32(4): 260-261. |
| Donovan,
P. 1996. The Common Tegu, Tupinambis teguixin.
Reptile Hobbyist, 2(1): 18-23. |
| Fitzgerald,
L.A., F.B. Cruz & G. Perotti. 1993. The Reproductive
Cycle and the Size at Maturity of Tupinambis rufescens
(Sauria: Teiidae) in the Dry Chaco of Argentina. J. Herpetol.,
27(1): 70-78. |
| Herrera,
E.A. & M.D. Robinson. 2000. Reproductive and Fat Body
Cycles of the Tegu Lizard, Tupinambis teguixin,
in the Llanos of Venezuela. J. Herpetol., 34(4): 598-601. |
| Howard,
B. 1988. Teju-firben - med en notits om forsøg
på opdræt. NHF, 31(6): 168-171. |
| Manzani,
P.R. & A.S. Abe. 1997. A New Species of Tupinambis
Daudin, 1802 (Squamata, Teiidae) from Central Brazil.
Bol. Mus. Nacional, 382: 1-10. |
McBrayer, L.D. & T. White, D. 2002. Bite force, behavior,
and electromyography in the teiid lizard, Tupinambis
teguixin. Copeia, 2002(1): 111-119. |
| Olmos,
F. 1995. Tupinambis teguixin. Aquatic Behavior.
Herpetol. Rev., 26(1): 37. |
| Palacios,
R., R. Villalba & L.A. Fitzgerald. 1997. Tupinambis
merianae. Predation. Herpetol. Rev., 28(4): 204-205. |
| Pedersen,
S. & S. Pedersen. 1988. Vores fællesskab med
tejuer. NHF, 31(6): 171-177. |
| Perry,
S.F., U. Aumann & J.E. Maloney. 1989. Intrinsic Lung
Musculature and Associated Ganglion Cells in a Teiid Lizard,
Tupinambis nigropunctatus Spix. Herpetologica,
45(2): 217-227. |
| Ruiter,
M. de 1994. Riesenteju-Zucht. DATZ, 47(6): 348. |
| Sluys,
M. van & C.F.D. Rocha. 1999. Tupinambis merianae.
Activity. Herpetol. Rev., 30(1): 42-43. |
| Souza,
I.F.e, H.L.R. Silva & N.J. da Silva, Jr. 2002. Tupinambis
teguixin. Diet. Herpetol. Rev., 33(3): 209. |
| Varela,
C.F.D. & M.R. Cabrera. 2000. Testing Skeletochronology
in Black Tegu Lizards (Tupinambis merianae) of
Known Ages. Herpetol. Rev., 31(4): 224-226. |
| Vitt,
L.J. 1983. Tail Loss in Lizards: the Significance of Foraging
and Predator Escape Modes. Herpetologica, 39(2): 151-162. |
| Vogel,
Z. 1967. Teju. NHF, 52: 5-12. |
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