Teius Explained

Teius is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is native to South America.

Species

The genus Teius contains the following three species, listed alphabetically.^[1]

• Teius oculatus
• Teius suquiensis
• Teius teyou – four-toed tegu

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Teius.

Further reading

• Merrem B (1820). Versuch eines Systems der Amphibiens. Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum. Marburg: J.C. Krieger. xv + 191 pp. + plate. (Teius, new genus, p. 60). (in German and Latin).

Notes and References

1. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?genus=teius&exact%5B0%5D=genus&submit=Search Teius