Salvator duseni

Salvator duseni is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.[1] It is sometimes known as the yellow tegu.[2] It is named after Per Karl Hjalmar Dusén who collected the holotype. It is found in Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil. It can reach 41 cm (16.1 in) in snout–vent length.[1]

Salvator duseni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Salvator
Species:
S. duseni
Binomial name
Salvator duseni
(Lönnberg, 1910)
Synonyms[1]

Tupinambis duseni Lönnberg, 1910

References

  1. Salvator duseni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2019.
  2. Paul Smith (2006). "YELLOW TEGU Salvator duseni". FAUNA Paraguay. Retrieved 28 August 2021.


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