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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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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
ReptilesTortuga de Laguna (Phrynops hilarii)30/09/2025Carlos Valpreda
ReptilesTortuga de Laguna (Phrynops hilarii)26/02/2025Diego Oscar
PlantsPindó (Syagrus romanzoffiana)13/01/2022Diego Oscar
ReptilesYarará Grande (Bothrops alternatus)06/12/2020Lucas De Ciria
BirdsPato Picazo (Netta peposaca)29/01/2019Hernán Alvarado
ReptilesTortuga de Laguna (Phrynops hilarii)10/02/2018Santos Di Mauro
ReptilesCulebra de Vientre Rojo (Helicops leopardinus)28/01/2017Ricardo A. Palonsky
AmphibiansSapito Cavador (Rhinella dorbignyi)21/12/2016Mauro Carballo
FishAnguila  (Synbranchus marmoratus)28/11/2016Ricardo A. Palonsky
FishAnguila  (Synbranchus marmoratus)19/11/2016Ricardo A. Palonsky
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsCaburé Chico (Glaucidium brasilianum)06/03/2022Lucas De Ciria
MammalsHurón Menor (Galictis cuja)01/11/2020Pablo Capovilla



Number of Photography: 721

Foto
Photography ID: 679318
  Adult
Capilla del Monte
Córdoba
Argentina
03/14/2026
Martín Lépez
Foto
Photography ID: 677622
  Juvenile
Vicente López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/08/2026
Fernando Naifleisch
Foto
Photography ID: 676299
  Adult
Rueda
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/17/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 676068
  Adult
Puerto de San Isidro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/17/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 675560
  Adult
Rueda
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/17/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 674141
  Adult
La Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/10/2026
Gabriel Gorrín Armas
Foto
Photography ID: 671470
  Immature
Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/22/2025
Filippo Riffaldi



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Number of Films: 14





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Number of Records: 1455



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245364621/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1María Alejandra Sosa
245222721/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Jorge La Grotteria
244792718/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo de las Flores, Ruta 51 entre Saladillo y Ruta 61Javier Beruhard
244765217/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Nicolas Olejnik
245157114/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaDesembocadura río Dolores, Capilla del MonteMartín Lépez
244548510/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Nicolas Olejnik
244603008/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica de Vicente López, Vicente LópezFernando Naifleisch
244977207/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Costanera Sur, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresGabriel Gorrín Armas
244977107/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Costanera Sur, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresGabriel Gorrín Armas
244159117/02/2026ArgentinaSanta FeBalneario sobre el arroyo Pavón, RuedaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White-and-black Tegu Lizard (Salvator merianae) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.