Tupinambis

Tupinambis teguixin

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Reptilia Subclassis: Diapsida Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Sauria Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Teiidae
Genus: Tupinambis
Species: T. duseni – T. longilineus – T. merianae – T. palustris – T. quadrilineatus – T. rufescens – T. teguixin

Name

• Tupinambis Daudin, 1802: 20

Type species: Tupinambis monitor Daudin (= Tupinambis teguixin) by subsequent designation (Burt & Burt, 1933).

Synonymy

• Tupinambis Daudin, 1802: 20.
• Tutor Goldfuss, 1820: 168. Type species Monitor americanus Goldfuss.
• Custa Fleming, 1822: 274. Type species Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus by subsequent designation (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970).
• Exypnestes Kaup 1826: 88. Type species Tupinambis monitor Daudin.
• Ctenodus Wagler, 1828: 860. Type species Tupinambis nigropunctatus Spix.
• Podinema Wagler, 1830: 153. Type species Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus.
• Ctenodon Wagler, 1830: 153. Type species Tupinambis nigropunctatus Spix.
• Teguixin Gray, 1831: 29. Type species Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus.
• Gymnogomphius Wagler, 1833: 892. Type species Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus.

References

• Daudin, F.M., 1802: Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Reptiles. Volume 3. F. Dufart, Paris, 452 pp.

Vernacular names

English: Tegus
español: Iguanas