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Teius

Genus of lizards

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Teius is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is native to South America.

01Species

The genus Teius contains the following three species, listed alphabetically.

Teius oculatus (D'Orbigny & Bibron, 1837)
Teius suquiensis Ávila & Martori, 1991
Teius teyou (Daudin, 1802), four-toed tegu

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Teius.

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