# Cusco tegu (*Tupinambis cuzcoensis*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/cusco-tegu  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The cusco tegu (Tupinambis cuzcoensis) is a species in the family Teiidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 726.5 g and reach 28 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Peru.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 726.5 g |
| Length | 28 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | 5 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Active | By day (diurnal) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Reptilia
- order: Squamata
- family: Teiidae
- genus: Tupinambis
- species: *Tupinambis cuzcoensis* Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres Jr, Hendry & Pyron, 2016

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Peru

## Common questions

### How big is the cusco tegu?

An adult cusco tegu weighs 726.5 g and measures 28 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the cusco tegu live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the cusco tegu for 1 country: Peru. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the cusco tegu?

The cusco tegu (Tupinambis cuzcoensis) belongs to the family Teiidae in the order Squamata.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4), CC BY 4.0, v1-2. Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4
- [SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b), CC0 1.0, 1.0-dryad-v5. Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b

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