Paraguayan B&W

[Miles Dad]

Underground has some Paraguayan B&Ws for sale and was wondering if anyone knows how (if they do) they differ from a Argentine or Chacoan. In they'll photo it kinda looks like a cross to me.

 

[james.w]

They don't differ in any way. Some claim the colors are a little different but I don't see it. Who knows if they are really from Paraguay or not anyway, in my opinion its just a marketing ploy.

 

[tommyboy]

Their ad actually states that these "Paraguayan" tegus are actually wild caught specimens from Florida.

 

[Rhetoric]

I agree with James. Last summer it was all about paraguayan reds. Some say there are color differences with the reds but i have never heard of paraguayan black and whites. It's all marketing. If they are w/c there is no way to tell where they came from.

 

[TegusRawsome80]

All marketing... No facts. Anyone who catches tegus from Florida without knowing the background behind the animal and sells them as "chacoans" and "paraguayans" is shady in my book.

 

[Thelegendofcharlie]

If it is wild caught how would they know the country of origin anyway?
Am I missing something or is their spiffy advertising just over my head?

 

[PocketFullOfTegus]

Just a new way to push imports probably

 

[agv0008]

I almost bought a tegu from my local pet store. After hearing all the fuss about the imports and the fact that they were Colombians, it was hard to believe that they were not imports, so I just ordered one from a breeder.

 

[bmx3000max]

bobby told me that paraguyins are the same as argintens but have less desireable color so thats why he dosent breed them

 

[Miles Dad]

Just marketing is right...

 

[laurarfl]

Some countries have export bans so tegus are routed from one country to another in order to be sold. It can be really difficult to specify a place of origin. On the other hand, tegus of one region may have specific characteristics due to the specific gene pool. In that case, one could look at a captive tegu and say that it resembles wild tegus from a certain locale.