Tupinambis teguixin

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Tupinambinae
Genus: Tupinambis
Species: Tupinambis teguixin

Name

Tupinambis teguixin (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lectotype: UUZM 13. [designated by Presch (1973: 741)]
Type locality: “Indiis”, restricted to “vicinity of Paramaribo, Surinam” by Presch (1973: 741).
Paralectotypes: NRM 121 (2 specimens).

Combinations

Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus, 1758: 208 [original combination]
Agama teguixin — Link, 1807: 58 [subsequent combination]
Monitor teguixin — Fitzinger, 1826: 51 [subsequent combination]
Podinema teguixin — Wagler, 1830: 153 [subsequent combination]
Teius teguixin — Gray, 1838: 276 [subsequent combination]
Tupinambis teguixin — Boulenger, 1885: 335 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Tupinambis monitor Daudin, 1802: 20
- Syntypes: MNHN. [lost fide Guibé (1954)]
- Type locality: “d’Amérique”.

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Daudin, F.M. 1802. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Troisième. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 452 pp. + pls. XXVI–XLV. BHL Reference page.
Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 2. Iguanidae, Xenosauridae, Zonuridae, Anguidae, Aniellidae, Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Xantusiidae, Teiidae, Amphisbaenidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 497 pp., 24 pls. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tupinambis teguixin. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 August 2018.
Ines Hladki, A., Ramírez Pinilla, M., Renjifo, J., Urbina, N., Moravec, J., Avila-Pires, T.C.S., Aparicio, J., Perez, P. & Murphy, J. 2021. IUCN: Tupinambis teguixin (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T44579781A44579792. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44579781A44579792.en. Accessed on 17 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Goldteju
English: Common Golden Tegu
español: Lagarto overo
français: Tégu commun
magyar: Hosszú teju
italiano: Tegu
Nederlands: Gebandeerde reuzenteju
polski: Teju brazylijski
português do Brasil: Teiú-branco
svenska: Guldteju
українська: Тегу
粵語: 黑白泰加巨蜥