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There are many that consider the gold tegu and the black and white colombian to be the same, some claim they are different species. I had thought so, but I also thought they could be variants, and due to different geographical locals, may have just been different colors.

Now I'm never one to just believe one site or one source of information, but if what this site claims is true, then although they are both called "colombians" the gold tegu is a different species then the black and white.

So while visiting some sites today I came across this on cityreptiles.com

Quote "Tegus are then broken down into individual Species. There are presently four recognized and one unrecognized species. The four recognized species are: 1) The Colombian Black and White Tegu (Tupinambis Teguixin). 2) The Argentine Black and White Tegu (Tupinambis Merianea). 3) The Gold Tegu (Tupinambis Nigropunctatus) and 4) The Argentine Red Tegu (Tupinambis Rufescens).

All tegus are from South America. It is the only continent that they inhabit in the wild.

The general distributions of the various tegu species consist of: 1) The Colombian Black and White Tegus range covers Colombia exclusively. 2) The Gold Tegus range overlaps the Colombian Black and White Tegus range in Colombia , but there have been documented sightings of Gold Tegus in other countries such as Ecuador , Venezula , Guyana and Suriname.

I have seen both be called "colombians" by other keepers, by local shops, by internet reptile sellers and a host of other people. I refer to both my black and white colombian and my gold as "columbians".

We can all agree they are not argentine, but that does not mean they are both colombian. One is gold and is a different species from one is that is colombian and is a different species.

Anyone?

link: http://www.cityreptiles.com/tegu.html

<blockquote data-quote="m3s4" data-source="post: 110257" data-attributes="member: 2950">There are many that consider the gold tegu and the black and white colombian to be the same, some claim they are different species. I had thought so, but I also thought they could be variants, and due to different geographical locals, may have just been different colors. Now I'm never one to just believe one site or one source of information, but if what this site claims is true, then although they are both called &quot;colombians&quot; the gold tegu is a different species then the black and white.&nbsp; So while visiting some sites today I came across this on cityreptiles.comQuote &quot;Tegus are then broken down into individual Species. There are presently four recognized and one unrecognized species. The four recognized species are: 1) The Colombian Black and White Tegu (Tupinambis Teguixin). 2) The Argentine Black and White Tegu (Tupinambis Merianea). 3) The Gold Tegu (Tupinambis Nigropunctatus) and 4) The Argentine Red Tegu (Tupinambis Rufescens).All tegus are from South America. It is the only continent that they inhabit in the wild.The general distributions of the various tegu species consist of: 1) The Colombian Black and White Tegus range covers Colombia exclusively. 2) The Gold Tegus range overlaps the Colombian Black and White Tegus range in Colombia , but there have been documented sightings of Gold Tegus in other countries such as Ecuador , Venezula , Guyana and Suriname.I have seen both be called &quot;colombians&quot; by other keepers, by local shops, by internet reptile sellers and a host of other people. I refer to both my black and white colombian and my gold as &quot;columbians&quot;. We can all agree they are not argentine, but that does not mean they are both colombian. One is gold and is a different species from one is that is colombian and is a different species.Anyone?&nbsp;&nbsp; link: <a href="http://www.cityreptiles.com/tegu.html" target="_blank">http://www.cityreptiles.com/tegu.html</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="m3s4, post: 110257, member: 2950"] There are many that consider the gold tegu and the black and white colombian to be the same, some claim they are different species. I had thought so, but I also thought they could be variants, and due to different geographical locals, may have just been different colors. Now I'm never one to just believe one site or one source of information, but if what this site claims is true, then although they are both called "colombians" the gold tegu is a different species then the black and white. So while visiting some sites today I came across this on cityreptiles.com [i]Quote "Tegus are then broken down into individual Species. There are presently four recognized and one unrecognized species. The four recognized species are: 1) The Colombian Black and White Tegu (Tupinambis Teguixin). 2) The Argentine Black and White Tegu (Tupinambis Merianea). 3) The Gold Tegu (Tupinambis Nigropunctatus) and 4) The Argentine Red Tegu (Tupinambis Rufescens). All tegus are from South America. It is the only continent that they inhabit in the wild. The general distributions of the various tegu species consist of: 1) The Colombian Black and White Tegus range covers Colombia exclusively. 2) The Gold Tegus range overlaps the Colombian Black and White Tegus range in Colombia , but there have been documented sightings of Gold Tegus in other countries such as Ecuador , Venezula , Guyana and Suriname.[/i] I have seen both be called "colombians" by other keepers, by local shops, by internet reptile sellers and a host of other people. I refer to both my black and white colombian and my gold as "columbians". We can all agree they are not argentine, but that does not mean they are both colombian. One is gold and is a different species from one is that is colombian and is a different species. Anyone? link: [url]http://www.cityreptiles.com/tegu.html[/url] [/QUOTE]

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