Salvator merianae

Salvator merianae

Salvator merianae — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Tupinambinae
Genus: Salvator
Species: Salvator merianae

Subspecies: S. m. merianae – S. m. buzioensis – S. m. sebastiani

Name

Salvator merianae Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Holotype: ZFMK 89199 [buzioensis]; ZFMK 89193 [sebastiani]

Etymology: named in honor of Maria Sibylla Merian

Synonymy

• Teius teguixim Gray, 1845
• Tupinambis merianae Dirksen & De la Riva, 1999
• Tupinambis teguixin Boulenger, 1885

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. VIII + 854 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Salvator merianae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 November 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Argentine black and white tegu
português: Teiú-gigante

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