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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Tupinambis |
| Species: | T. cryptus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tupinambis cryptus Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres Jr., Hendry, & Pyron, 2016 | |
Tupinambis cryptus, the cryptic golden tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. [2] It is found in Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago.
Tupinambis is a lizard genus which belongs to the family Teiidae and contains eight described species. These large lizards are commonly referred to as tegus. T. merianae, T. rufescens, and T. teguixin are popular in the pet trade. They are primarily found in South America, although T. teguixin also occurs in Panama.
The Argentine black and white tegu, also known as the Argentine giant tegu, the black and white tegu, or the huge tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is the largest of the "tegu lizards". It is an omnivorous species which inhabits the tropical rain forests, savannas and semi-deserts of eastern and central South America.
The gold tegu, also known as the golden tegu, common tegu, black tegu, Colombian black and white tegu and tiger lizard, is a species of tegu.
Nectophrynoides cryptus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Erythrobacter cryptus is an aerobic and slightly thermophilic bacteria from the genus Erythrobacter which has been isolated from a hot spring from the Alafache Spa in Portugal.
Cryptus is a large genus of wasps in the family Ichneumonidae with 182 described species.
Phidippus cryptus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Bothrideres cryptus is a species of dry bark beetle in the family Bothrideridae. It is found in North America.
Salvator is a genus of lizards known as tegus which belong to the family Teiidae.
Paradracaena is an extinct genus of lizards from northern South America. Fossils of Paradracaena colombiana have been found in the Honda Group of Colombia, Peru and Brazil. The species was described as a member of the tegus; Tupinambis huilensis by Estes in 1961.
Salvator duseni is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is sometimes known commonly as the yellow tegu. It is native to South America.
Tupinambis cuzcoensis, the Cusco tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is found in Peru, Ecuador and Brazil.
Tupinambis longilineus, the Rondonia tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Tupinambis matipu is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Tupinambis palustris, the swamp tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Tupinambis quadrilineatus, the four-lined tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Tupinambis zuliensis, the Maracaibo Basin tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
Gymnophthalmus cryptus, the cryptic spectacled tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
Sceloporus cryptus, the Sierra Juarez spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it inhabits drier portions of the Sierra Juárez of northeastern Oaxaca, between 1,800 and 2,500 meters elevation.
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