Tupinambis teguixin

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

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