Tupinambis cryptus Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres Jr, Hendry & Pyron, 2016 is a animal in the Teiidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Tupinambis cryptus Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres Jr, Hendry & Pyron, 2016 (Tupinambis cryptus Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres Jr, Hendry & Pyron, 2016)
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Tupinambis cryptus Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres Jr, Hendry & Pyron, 2016

Tupinambis cryptus Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres Jr, Hendry & Pyron, 2016

The cryptic golden tegu Tupinambis cryptus is a Teiidae lizard found across northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago.

Family
Genus
Tupinambis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Tupinambis cryptus Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres Jr, Hendry & Pyron, 2016

Tupinambis cryptus, commonly called the cryptic golden tegu, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Teiidae. Its known range spans Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Photo: (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved, uploaded by Bill Hubick

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Teiidae Tupinambis

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