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White-and-black Tegu Lizard

Salvator merianae
(Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Lagarto Overo
Teiú-gigante
Family: Teiidae
Order: Squamata
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Tupinambis merianae.


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Foto
Photography ID: 669196
  Immature
Departamento Federal
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/23/2026
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 669195
  Immature
Departamento Federal
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/23/2026
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 623512
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/27/2025
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 623510
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/27/2025
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 605738
  Adult
Fray bentos
Río Negro
Uruguay
10/20/2024
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 605737
  Adult
Fray bentos
Río Negro
Uruguay
10/20/2024
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242037623/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping Municipal, Departamento FederalRodolfo Julio Velazquez
225237127/02/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosPque Unzué Gualeguaychú, GualeguaychúRodolfo Julio Velazquez
217763620/10/2024UruguayRío NegroBalneario Las Cañas, Fray bentosRodolfo Julio Velazquez
167893716/11/2022ArgentinaCórdobaCerro Pistarini, Embalse de Río TerceroRodolfo Julio Velazquez
167893616/11/2022ArgentinaCórdobaLa Cruz, Santa Rosa de CalamuchitaRodolfo Julio Velazquez
113675320/11/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosAmarras del Gualeguaychú (área natural protegida privada), Departamento GualeguaychúRodolfo Julio Velazquez
81347401/10/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosZona "puerta del Sol" río Gualeguaychú., Departamento GualeguaychúRodolfo Julio Velazquez
78225005/05/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarRodolfo Julio Velazquez
49252021/10/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping reserva Fiorinni, Departamento GualeguaychúRodolfo Julio Velazquez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White-and-black Tegu Lizard (Salvator merianae) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.