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Dicrodon guttulatum Duméril & Bibron, 1839 is a animal in the Teiidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Dicrodon guttulatum Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (Dicrodon guttulatum Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
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Dicrodon guttulatum Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Dicrodon guttulatum Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Dicrodon guttulatum, the Peru desert tegu, is a herbivorous teiid lizard found in Ecuador and Peru.

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Family
Genus
Dicrodon
Order
Class
Squamata

About Dicrodon guttulatum Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

Dicrodon guttulatum, commonly called the Peru desert tegu, is a recognized species of teiid lizard.

Native Range

This species is native to Ecuador and Peru.

Diet

It is herbivorous, and Prosopis pallida forms the majority of its diet.

Photo: (c) Monics Paredes, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Monics Paredes · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Teiidae Dicrodon

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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