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Tupinambis cryptus

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(Redirected from Cryptic golden tegu) Species of lizard

Tupinambis cryptus
In Trinidad
Conservation status
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Tupinambis
Species: T. cryptus
Binomial name
Tupinambis cryptus
Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres Jr., Hendry, & Pyron, 2016

Tupinambis cryptus, the cryptic golden tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is found in Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago.

Gallery

  • With regrown tail, Trinidad With regrown tail, Trinidad
  • Roadkill with an autotomized tail, Venezuela. Roadkill with an autotomized tail, Venezuela.
  • Trinidad Trinidad
  • Feeding, Trinidad Feeding, Trinidad
  • Inspecting bread, Trinidad Inspecting bread, Trinidad
  • Trinidad Trinidad

References

  1. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. Tupinambis cryptus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 July 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Tupinambis cryptus


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