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Argentine black and white tegu en · NOUN

Meanings

1. the largest tegu lizard, native to eastern and central South America (Salvator merianae).
   • The Argentine black and white tegu, already a problem in Florida and Georgia, has the “potential to be a big issue” if the reptile is able to establish itself in the region[…] 2024 January 2, Amaris Encinas, “South Carolina fears non-native tegu lizards could take root and wreak ecological havoc”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2024:
   • A large, opportunistic lizard, the Argentine black and white tegu is at home in a variety of habitats, including villages and the outskirts of cities. 2014 July 21, Chris Mattison, “Reptiles”, in Nature Guide: Snakes and Other Reptiles and Amphibians (DK Nature Guides; 5), New York: DK Publishing, →ISBN, page 175:
   • Tupinambis merianae, otherwise known as the Argentine Black and White tegu, has had a complicated taxonomic history […] 2005 September 14, Joanna Carolyne Piercy, Estimating metabolic rate in tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae): can one calculate oxygen consumption from heart rate?, Vancouver: University of British Columbia, →DOI, page 10:

Forms

Synonyms

black and white tegu · Argentine giant tegu · huge tegu

Translations (5)

tpw teîugûasu (lizard of the species Salvator merianae) · es tegu argentino (lizard of the species Salvator merianae) · yrl teyuwasú (lizard of the species Salvator merianae) · pt teiú-gigante (lizard of the species Salvator merianae) · gun teju guaxu (lizard of the species Salvator merianae)