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Salvator duseni
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Salvator
Species:
S. duseni
Binomial name
Salvator duseni
(Lönnberg, 1910)
Synonyms[2]

Salvator duseni is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.[2] The species is sometimes known commonly as the yellow tegu.[3] It is native to South America.

Etymology

S. duseni is named after Swedish botanist Per Karl Hjalmar Dusén who collected the holotype.[2][4]

Geographic range

S. duseni is found in Brazil and Paraguay.[2]

Description

S. duseni can grow to 41 cm (16.1 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ a b c d e Salvator duseni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ Smith, Paul (2006). "YELLOW TEGU Salvator duseni". FAUNA Paraguay. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tupinambis duseni, p. 78).