Comments on: Golden Tegu – South American lizard seen in Brazil https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/11/29/golden-tegu-south-america-lizard-seen-in-brazil/ Technology opinions and others Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:32:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: chris https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/11/29/golden-tegu-south-america-lizard-seen-in-brazil/#comment-10216 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:32:17 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/11/29/golden-tegu-south-america-lizard-seen-in-brazil/#comment-10216 Actually it’s about 1/2 the size of the Komodo (8-10ft or 3m) the Argentine Tegu a.k.a The Gaint Tegu reaches 4-5ft ( 1.5m) in size

]]> By: Yves Roumazeilles https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/11/29/golden-tegu-south-america-lizard-seen-in-brazil/#comment-10132 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:37:49 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/11/29/golden-tegu-south-america-lizard-seen-in-brazil/#comment-10132 In reply to Green Iguana Care.

Actually, it is much smaller than the Komodo dragon. It’s only about 80cm to 1m long. Big enough already. But shy.

]]> By: Green Iguana Care https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/11/29/golden-tegu-south-america-lizard-seen-in-brazil/#comment-10128 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:28:59 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/11/29/golden-tegu-south-america-lizard-seen-in-brazil/#comment-10128 Wow, that IS a large lizard. It reminds me of the Komodo.

]]> By: Yves Roumazeilles https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/11/29/golden-tegu-south-america-lizard-seen-in-brazil/#comment-8655 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:37:50 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/11/29/golden-tegu-south-america-lizard-seen-in-brazil/#comment-8655 Matt. You impressed me. Thanks for the details and the identification.

]]> By: matt https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/11/29/golden-tegu-south-america-lizard-seen-in-brazil/#comment-8554 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:43:48 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/11/29/golden-tegu-south-america-lizard-seen-in-brazil/#comment-8554 this is actually an argentine black and white tegu. the golden or “columbian” has only one scale between the eyes and nose this one has two. also the skin of this tegu is beaded like a gila monster and light in color another sign that its an argentine tegu. golden tegus have a smooth looking scales like a snake would but a little bit rougher.

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