Tegu

This article is about tegus. For other uses, see Tegus (disambiguation).
For the toy company, see Tegu (toy company).
An Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae).

Tegu is a common name of a number of species of lizards that belong to the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae. Tegus are native to Central and South America. They occupy a variety of habitats and are known for their large size and predatory habits.[1]

  1. ^ "How huge pet South American tegu lizards are invading the US". The Telegraph. 2018-08-03. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-03-29.