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The red tegu (Salvator rufescens) is a lizard native to western Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. It is sold in the pet trade around the world due to its ease of care and relatively docile nature.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red Tegu being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Salvator merianae
- Callopistes flavipunctatus
- Varanus caspius — considered venomous
- Varanus albigularis — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Teiidae
- Genus
- Salvator
- Species
- Salvator rufescens
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