Here is the ad of of someone selling a colombian as an argentine.
The company is exotic pets las vegas
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Now PuffDragon wrote them telling them it was not an argentine tegu and this is the response they gave him
So after seeing this and talking to puff, I decided to email them myself with the following
So there it is. Hopefully they change their ad and are more honest in future dealings. I will update this when they respond to me.
The company is exotic pets las vegas
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Now PuffDragon wrote them telling them it was not an argentine tegu and this is the response they gave him
Actually it's an Argentine. And a good price to boot. Don't know much about tegus, do ya? Tell you what, buy it from me, and if it's not exactly what I say it is I'll double your money back. I'm not in the business of ripping people off, or being insulted.
So after seeing this and talking to puff, I decided to email them myself with the following
Subj: Argentine tegu
Date: 12/30/2007 12:55:52 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: Ameivaboy
To: ExoticPets LV
Hello,
The tegu you have listed on Kingsnake is not an argentine tegu (Tupinambis merinae) it is in fact a colombian tegu (Tupinambis teguixin). I am not mistaken in what I am telling you as I work with both species.
(Since an email reply of yours to a fellow tegu keeper was demeaning to say the least.) If you do not fix your ad I will put your company up on fauna's BOI for misrepresentation and on several tegu sites on the internet so people will know that thjis animal is not an argentine tegu.
Please take the time to review these pictures.
Argentine tegu Tupinambis merinae
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Colombian tegu
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Just for quick comparison here is the animal on your ad
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Which does it look like to you?
Now if you can not see the difference between the 2 (or the simlarity of your pictured animal to my teguixin) then you should not be selling tegus.
Kevin Luzzi
Six One Exotics
So there it is. Hopefully they change their ad and are more honest in future dealings. I will update this when they respond to me.