The Argentine black and white tegu is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae and the largest of the tegu lizards. An omnivorous species, it inhabits tropical rainforests, savannas, and semideserts across eastern and central South America, native to southern and southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Teiidae, Taxa Source Argentine Black and White Tegu (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Argentine Black and White Tegu
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Uruguay, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Argentine Black and White Tegu
WikipediaSpeciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
- In Biome: Savanna, Wikipedia intro: "rgest of the "tegu" lizards. It is an omnivorous species, which inhabits the tropical rain forests, savannas, and semideserts of eastern and central South Ameri..."
View the Source 2. Argentine Black and White Tegu (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q24354290 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Teiidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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