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Are tegus monitors?
Here is the Scientific classification of tegus:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Tupinambis
And this is the Scientific classification of the monitor:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scleroglossa
Infraorder: Anguimorpha
Superfamily: Varanoidea
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
As you can see, they split at Squamata, what is Squamata?
As you can see, tegus are not even close to being related to monitors. They are from the family of Teiidae, and monitors are from the family of Varanidae, now both are reptiles. That is just as close as a mouse and a human, both are mammals, however they are not anywhere close in relation. Much like us, and the common house mouse.
Here is the Scientific classification of tegus:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Tupinambis
And this is the Scientific classification of the monitor:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scleroglossa
Infraorder: Anguimorpha
Superfamily: Varanoidea
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
As you can see, they split at Squamata, what is Squamata?
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Scaled reptiles
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range of Squamata
This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. For the Roman scale armour, see Lorica squamata.
Squamata, or the scaled reptiles, is the largest recent order of reptiles, including lizards and snakes. Members of the order are distinguished by their skins, which bear horny scales or shields. They also possess movable quadrate bones, making it possible to move the upper jaw relative to the braincase. This is particularly visible in snakes, which are able to open their mouths very wide to accommodate comparatively large prey. They are the most variably-sized order of reptiles.
As you can see, tegus are not even close to being related to monitors. They are from the family of Teiidae, and monitors are from the family of Varanidae, now both are reptiles. That is just as close as a mouse and a human, both are mammals, however they are not anywhere close in relation. Much like us, and the common house mouse.