Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Salvator
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Southern Tejus
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Südliche Grosstejus
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Sydlige Stortejuer
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Salvator Dumeril & Bibron (type species: Salvator merianae Dumeril & Bibron 1839) |
Contents:
3 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Tupinambis (e.g., Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970).
Revalidated by Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet (2012), tentatively supported by Tucker, Colli, Giugliano, Hedges, Hendry, Lemmon, Lemmon, Sites & Pyron (2016).
Distribution:
E. South America.
Reported from:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo
[incl.
Sao Sebastiao],
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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Salvator duseni
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Parana Teju
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Gelber Teju
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Parana-teju
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Tupinambis duseni Lönnberg |
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Salvator duseni Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of rufescens by some authors (e.g., Presch 1973; Colli, Péres & Cunha 1998), but as a valid species by others
(e.g., Avila-Pires 1995).
Validity confirmed by Fitzgerald, Cook & Aquino (1999).
Not mentioned for Mato Grosso do Sul by
Ferreira, Terra, Piatti, Delatorre, Strüssmann, Béda, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Landgref-Filho, Aoki, Campos, Souza, Ávila, Duleba, Martins, Rita & Albuquerque (2017).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Bahia,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Minas Gerais,
Parana,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Tocantins),
Paraguay.
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Salvator merianae
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Southern Black-and-White Teju, Common Teju, Black-and-White Teju, Argentine Black-and-White Teju, Argentine Giant Tegu, Black Teju, White Teju, (Gold Teju, Gold Teju)
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Schwarzweisser Teju
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Sydlig Broget Teju
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Salvator merianae Dumeril & Bibron |
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Tupinambis merianae Avila-Pires 1995 |
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Salvator merianae Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 |
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Tupinambis teguixin sebastiani Müller |
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Tupinambis merianae sebastiani Köhler & Langerwerf 2000 |
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Salvator merianae sebastiani Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 |
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Tupinambis teguixin buzioensis Müller |
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Tupinambis merianae buzioensis Böhme 2010 |
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Salvator merianae buzioensis Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 |
Remarks:
The taxonomic history of the nominal species
Tupinambis nigropunctatus,
T. teguixin, and Salvator merianae has been confused, and some authors have treated them as a single species (e.g., Presch 1973). Current taxonomy distinguish between two different forms, a northern and a southern species (e.g., Cunha 1981, Gasc 1990, Avila-Pires 1995; Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012). In older literature (until 1995), the northern species was known as Tupinambis nigropunctatus, and the southern as T. teguixin, but Avila-Pires (1995) showed that the name teguixin in fact refers to the northern species. Consequently, the southern species was in need of another name, for which purpose she revalidated the name merianae. Subsequently, Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet (2012) separated the two species into different genera by revalidating Salvator from the synonymy of
Tupinambis. I propose using the English common names Northern Black-and-White Teju
(Tupinambis teguixin) and Southern Black-and-White Teju (Salvator merianae) to reduce the risk of confusing the two species. Presch (1973) regarded sebastiani as a synonym of rufescens.
Introduced to:
Brazil
(Pernambuco:
Fernando do Noronha),
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sao Sebastiao,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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Salvator merianae
© Rune Midtgaard
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Salvator rufescens
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Red Teju
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Roter Teju
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Rød Teju
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Teius rufescens Günther |
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Tupinambis rufescens Boulenger 1885 |
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Salvator rufescens Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 |
Remarks:
Previously included duseni and sebastiani.
The latter is now considered a subspecies of merianae.
There are no confirmed records from Brazil; old Brazilian records of rufescens refer to duseni (Bérnils & Costa 2012).
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Paraguay.
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Salvator rufescens
© Rune Midtgaard
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