Swamp tegu
Tupinambis palustris Manzani & Abe, 2002
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The swamp tegu (Tupinambis palustris) is a species in the family Teiidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 763.5 g and reach 28.4 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the swamp tegu
- Weight
- 763.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 28.4 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6 – 8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the swamp tegu?
Where does the swamp tegu live?
Not recorded
Is the swamp tegu endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the swamp tegu classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyTeiidae
- genusTupinambis
- SpeciesTupinambis palustris Manzani & Abe, 2002
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- teju bagiennyPolish
- TiuPortuguese
- TeguPortuguese
- TeiuPortuguese
- Teiú-PalustrePortuguese
- Teiú-pantaneiroPortuguese
- TejuPortuguese
Relatives of the swamp tegu
Other species in the same genus Tupinambis.
Gold tegu
Tupinambis teguixin
Rondônia tegu
Tupinambis longilineus
Four-lined tegu
Tupinambis quadrilineatus
Cryptic golden tegu
Tupinambis cryptus
Cusco tegu
Tupinambis cuzcoensis
Maracaibo Basin tegu
Tupinambis zuliensis
CompareSwamp tegu vs Gold teguSwamp tegu vs Rondônia teguSwamp tegu vs Four-lined teguSwamp tegu vs Cryptic golden tegu
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the swamp tegu?
An adult swamp tegu weighs 763.5 g and measures 28.4 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the swamp tegu?
The swamp tegu (Tupinambis palustris) belongs to the family Teiidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · 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 · 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 · 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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