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*[[species:Michael B. Harvey|Harvey MB]], [[species:Gabriel N. Ugueto|Ugueto GN]], [[species:Ronald L. Gutberlet Jr.|Gutberlet RL]] (2021). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". ''Zootaxa'' '''3459''': 1–156. (''Salvator duseni'', new combination). |
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*[[Einar Lönnberg|Lönnberg E]], [[Lars Gabriel Andersson|Andersson LG]] (1910). "A new Lizard and a new Frog from Paranà". ''Arkiv för Zoologi'' '''6''' (9): 1–11. (''Tupinambis duseni'', new species, pp. 1–9). |
*[[Einar Lönnberg|Lönnberg E]], [[Lars Gabriel Andersson|Andersson LG]] (1910). "A new Lizard and a new Frog from Paranà". ''Arkiv för Zoologi'' '''6''' (9): 1–11. (''Tupinambis duseni'', new species, pp. 1–9). |
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Revision as of 10:21, 17 October 2022
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Salvator |
| Species: | S. duseni
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| Salvator duseni (Lönnberg, 1910)
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Salvator duseni is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.[3] The species is sometimes known commonly as the yellow tegu.[4] It is native to South America.
Etymology
S. duseni is named after Swedish botanist Per Karl Hjalmar Dusén who collected the holotype.[3][5]
Geographic range
S. duseni is found in Brazil and Paraguay.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. duseni is savanna.[2]
Description
S. duseni can grow to 41 cm (16.1 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[3]
Behavior
S. duseni is diurnal and terrestrial.[2]
Diet
An omnivore, S. duseni eats plants, invertebrates, and small vertebrates.[2]
Reproduction
S. duseni is oviparous.[3] Clutch size is approximately 36 eggs.[2]
References
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c d e Silveira AL et al. (20 authors) (2021). "Salvator duseni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44579798A44579800.pt. Accessed on 17 October 2022. (in English and Portuguese).
- ^ a b c d e f Salvator duseni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2019.
- ^ Smith, Paul (2006). "YELLOW TEGU Salvator duseni ". FAUNA Paraguay. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ 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).
Further reading
- Harvey MB, Ugueto GN, Gutberlet RL (2021). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459: 1–156. (Salvator duseni, new combination).
- Lönnberg E, Andersson LG (1910). "A new Lizard and a new Frog from Paranà". Arkiv för Zoologi 6 (9): 1–11. (Tupinambis duseni, new species, pp. 1–9).
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