Teius oculatus (D'Orbigny & Bibron, 1837) is a animal in the Teiidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Teius oculatus (D'Orbigny & Bibron, 1837)

Teius oculatus (D'Orbigny & Bibron, 1837)

Teius oculatus is an oviparous common lizard species found in parts of central-eastern South America.

Family
Genus
Teius
Order
Class
Squamata

About Teius oculatus (D'Orbigny & Bibron, 1837)

Teius oculatus is a species of lizard. Its distribution covers southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, and central and eastern Argentina. It is a common species that lives in the humid Chaco, Espinal, Paranaense, subtropical dry forest, and Pampean grassland habitats. This species reproduces via oviparity.

Photo: (c) Eduardo Nadal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eduardo Nadal · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Teiidae Teius

More from Teiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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