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Red tegu
female (center) and male (right) resting
Conservation status
Red tegu
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Salvator
Species:
S. rufescens
Binomial name
Salvator rufescens
(Günther, 1871)
Synonyms[3]
  • Teius rufescens Günther, 1871
  • Tupinambis rufescens Boulenger, 1885

The red tegu (Salvator rufescens) is a lizard native to western Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. It is sold in the pet trade around the world due to its ease of care and relatively docile nature.

  1. ^ Cacciali, P., Carreira, S., Fitzgerald, L., Kacoliris, F., Montero, R., Pelegrin, N., Scott, N., Aparicio, J., Moravec, J. & Gonzales, L. 2021. Salvator rufescens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T44579822A44579826. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44579822A44579826.en. Accessed on 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Salvator rufescens at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-25.

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