Argentine Black and White Tegu

SAN DIEGO ZOO INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH
REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY DIVISION
SPERM ATLAS
COMMON NAME
Argentine Black and White Tegu
PICTURE
* Pictures are not to scale * All Photos are property of the San Diego Zoo except those credited in the notes
CLASS
Reptilia
RP NUMBER
13-076
ORDER
SUBORDER
FAMILY
Squamata
Lacertilia
Teiidae
STAIN
HEAD SHAPE
Pope
Filiformal
ANIMAL PICTURE
SUBFAMILY
GENUS
SPECIES
Tupinambis
Tupinambis merianae
SUBSPECIES
MEASUREMENTS (μm)
Head Length
17.00
Head Width
1.25
Midpiece Length
Tail Length
67.00
Measure Total
84.00
NOTES
Midpiece length was hard to determine. Tail length represents midpiece plus tail.
Animal Photo Credit: Mario Sacramento, this photo was taken in an Atlantic Forest remnant,
municipality of Lambari city, southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil