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''Salvator duseni'' is a species of
lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the family Teiidae. The species is sometimes known commonly as the yellow tegu. It is native to South America.


Etymology

''S. duseni'' is named after Swedish botanist
Per Karl Hjalmar Dusén Per Karl Hjalmar Dusén (1855–1926) was a Swedish civil engineer, botanist and explorer. As a botanist his interests included pteridology, bryology, and paleobotany. He made botanical expeditions to Africa, Greenland, and South America. During hi ...
who collected the holotype. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Tupinambis duseni'', p. 78).


Geographic range

''S. duseni'' is found in Brazil and Paraguay. In Brazil it is found in Bahia, Distrito Federal, Goiás,
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...
,
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...
, Minas Gerais, Paraná, and Tocantins.


Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of ''S. duseni'' is savanna.


Description

''S. duseni'' can grow to in snout-to-vent length (SVL).


Behavior

''S. duseni'' is diurnal and terrestrial.


Diet

An
omnivore An omnivore () is an animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and metabolize the nutr ...
, ''S. duseni'' eats plants, invertebrates, and small vertebrates.


Reproduction

''S. duseni'' is
oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
.
Clutch A clutch is a mechanical device that engages and disengages power transmission, especially from a drive shaft to a driven shaft. In the simplest application, clutches connect and disconnect two rotating shafts (drive shafts or line shafts). ...
size is approximately 36 eggs.


References


Further reading

* Harvey MB, Ugueto GN, Gutberlet RL (2021). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". ''Zootaxa'' 3459: 1–156. (''Salvator duseni'', new combination). * Lönnberg E, Andersson LG (1910). "A new Lizard and a new Frog from Paranà". ''Arkiv för Zoologi'' 6 (9): 1–11. (''Tupinambis duseni'', new species, pp. 1–9). * Péres AK, Colli GR (2004). "The Taxonomic status of ''Tupinambis rufescens'' and ''T. duseni'' (Squamata: Teiidae), with a Redescription of the Two Species". ''Occasional Papers of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History'' 15: 1–12. Salvator (lizard) Reptiles of Bolivia Reptiles of Brazil Reptiles of Paraguay Reptiles described in 1910 Taxa named by Einar Lönnberg {{lizard-stub