Salvator duseni is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.[3] The species is sometimes known commonly as the yellow tegu.[4] It is native to South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Salvator |
| Species: | S. duseni
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvator duseni (Lönnberg, 1910)
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Etymology
editS. duseni is named after Swedish botanist Per Karl Hjalmar Dusén who collected the holotype.[3][5]
Geographic range
editS. duseni is found in Brazil and Paraguay.[3] In Brazil it is found in Bahia, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, and Tocantins.[2]
Habitat
editDescription
editS. duseni can grow to 41 cm (16.1 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[3]
Behavior
editS. duseni is diurnal and terrestrial.[2]
Diet
editAn omnivore, S. duseni eats plants, invertebrates, and small vertebrates.[2]
Reproduction
editS. duseni is oviparous.[3] Clutch size is approximately 36 eggs.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c d e f Silveira AL et al. (20 authors) (2021). "Salvator duseni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44579798A44579800.pt. Accessed on 17 October 2022. (in English and Portuguese).
- ^ a b c d e f Salvator duseni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2019.
- ^ Smith, Paul (2006). "YELLOW TEGU Salvator duseni ". FAUNA Paraguay. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tupinambis duseni, p. 78).
Further reading
edit- Harvey MB, Ugueto GN, Gutberlet RL (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459: 1–156. (Salvator duseni, new combination).
- Lönnberg E, Andersson LG (1910). "A new Lizard and a new Frog from Paranà". Arkiv för Zoologi 6 (9): 1–11. (Tupinambis duseni, new species, pp. 1–9).
- Péres AK, Colli GR (2004). "The Taxonomic status of Tupinambis rufescens and T. duseni (Squamata: Teiidae), with a Redescription of the Two Species". Occasional Papers of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 15: 1–12.
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