Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Tupinambis
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Northern Tejus, Common Tejus
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Nördliche Grosstejus
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Nordlige Stortejuer
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1803 |  |
Tupinambis Daudin (type species: Tupinambis monitor Daudin 1802) |
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1820 | |
Tutor Goldfuss (type species: Monitor americanus Goldfuss 1820; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1822 | |
Custa Fleming (type species: Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus 1758; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1826 | |
Exypnestes Kaup (type species: Tupinambis monitor Daudin 1802; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1828 | |
Ctenodus Wagler (type species: Tupinambis nigropunctatus Spix 1825; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1830 | |
Ctenodon Wagler (type species: Tupinambis nigropunctatus Spix 1825; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1830 | |
Podinema Wagler (type species: Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus 1758; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1831 | |
Teguixin Gray (type species: Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus 1758; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1833 | |
Gymnogomphius Wagler (type species: Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus 1758; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
Contents:
8 species, of which 4 (50.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included the species now placed in
Salvator.
Exact limits of species boundaries need clarification, as the status of some older literature records is unclear (see further remarks under each species).
Distribution:
N. South America.
Reported from:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Piaui,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Sao Paulo,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela.
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Tupinambis cryptus
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Northern Black-and-White Teju, Cryptic Golden Teju
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Nördliche Schwarzgelber Teju
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Nordlig Broget Teju
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2016 | |
Tupinambis cryptus Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres, Hendry & Pyron |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as populations of teguixin.
Surinam has been included tentatively in the distribution of the species on the basis of Silva, Ribeiro-Júnior & Ávila-Pires (2018), who plotted a locality clearly
within the boundaries of this country, however, the authors did not list any voucher specimens from Surinam.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amazonas,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Guyana,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Tupinambis cuzcoensis
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Western Black-and-White Teju
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Westliche Schwarzgelber Teju
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Vestlig Broget Teju
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2016 | |
Tupinambis cuzcoensis Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres, Hendry & Pyron |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as populations of teguixin.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Acre,
Amazonas,
Mato Grosso,
Rondonia),
Ecuador,
Peru.
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Tupinambis longilineus
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Rondonian Teju
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Rondonia-Teju
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Rondonia-teju
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1995 | |
Tupinambis longilineus Avila-Pires |
Remarks:
Records from Mato Grosso (e.g., Costa, Avelar São Pedro, Péres & Feio 2008) refer to teguixin (Costa & Bérnils 2018).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amazonas,
Para,
Rondonia).
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Tupinambis matipu
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Xingu Teju
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Xingu-Teju
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Xingu-teju
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2018 | |
Tupinambis matipu Silva, Ribeiro-Júnior & Ávila-Pires |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul).
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Tupinambis palustris
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Swamp Teju
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Sumpfteju
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Sumpteju
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2002 | |
Tupinambis palustris Manzani & Abe |
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Sao Paulo).
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Tupinambis quadrilineatus
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Four-striped Teju
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Vierstreifen-Teju
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Firstribet Teju
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1997 | |
Tupinambis quadrilineatus Manzani & Abe |
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1998 | |
Tupinambis cerradensis Colli, Péres & Cunha (Colli, Péres & Cunha 1998) |
Remarks:
Already in a note added to the description of cerradensis Colli, Péres & Cunha 1998, the authors concluded that their new species was a junior synonym of the
then recently described quadrilineatus.
Rio Grande do Norte has been included tentatively in the distribution of the species on the basis of
Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres, Hendry & Pyron (2016), who plotted a locality clearly within the boundaries of this state, however, the authors
did not list any voucher specimens from Rio Grande do Norte.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Bahia,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Piaui,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Tocantins).
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Tupinambis teguixin
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Amazonian Black-and-White Teju, (Northern Teju, Colombian Teju, Common Golden Teju, Gold Teju)
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Amazonas-Teju, Schwarzgelber Teju, Goldteju
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Amazonas-teju, (Almindelig Teju)
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1758 | |
Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus |
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Teius teguixin Gray 1838 |
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Tupinambis teguixin Boulenger 1885 |
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1768 | |
Seps marmoratus Laurenti (Avila-Pires 1995) |
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1801 | |
Lacerta monitor Latreille (Avila-Pires 1995) |
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1825 | |
Tupinambis nigropunctatus Spix |
Remarks:
Now restricted to the Guianas and Brazil.
Previously included the populations now assigned to cryptus, cuzcoensis, and zuliensis.
Records from Trinidad & Tobago refer to cryptus.
Records from Venezuela also refer to cryptus or to zuliensis.
Records from Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Acre (Brazil) refer to cuzcoensis.
All records from Colombia are tentatively assigned to cryptus.
In literature prior to Avila-Pires (1995), this species was referred to as nigropunctatus,
and the name teguixin referred to the species now known as
Salvator merianae (see further remarks under that species).
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Piaui,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Surinam.
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Tupinambis zuliensis
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Zulia Teju, Maracaibo Basin Tegu Lizard
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Zulia-Teju
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Zulia-teju
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2016 | |
Tupinambis zuliensis Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres, Hendry & Pyron |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of teguixin.
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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