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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classSquamata
  4. ›familyTeiidae
  5. ›genusSalvator
Salvator rufescens
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Red Tegu

Salvator rufescens (Günther, 1871)

Also calledLagarto colorado (spa) · Peni colorado (spa) · Roter Teju (deu) · Rød Teju (dan) · Tegu colorado (spa) · Teiú-vermelho (por) · Teju czerwony (pol) · Teyú colorado (spa) · teju červený (ces) · Красный тегу (rus) · レッドテグー (jpn)

First described in: Günther, A. Description of a new species of Tejus (Tejus rufescens) from Mendoza.

This species is catalogued but little written about: there is no encyclopaedia article for it yet. What the world knows is in its records below and in the literature linked under “In the stacks”.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 8285095.