Tegu's anyone?

[Katatonic]

All I have ever read was that there were two integrades of tegu in Argentina; the BW and the Reds, both attaining a large overall size, then there were the smaller Colombian BWs and the Black & Golds as well as a number of other species distributed throughout South America.
I've gathered this information from past REPTILES articles, which very well could be outdated and reclassified as of present, and from other publications stating two distinct species of Red.
If you review the November 2002 issue of REPTILES magazine, which features an article of the captive husbandry and breeding of tegus, the famed tegu breeder Bert Langerwerf goes through classification of the species and their natural ranges: the sixth species he listed was "T. rufescens: the red tegu; from eastern Bolivia, Western Paraguay and central West Argentina as far south as Neuquen".
The animal I was sold was marketed as "Paraguayan", though I am aware of how untrustworthy the common names of herps can be. If the name was mislabelled, I really don't feel as if I was ripped off, as I paid money for a beautiful, high quality, captive bred baby tegu. What I do know is that I was sold the latin name known as Tupinambis rufescens, and going by what Langerwerf states, you could call it either an Argentine, or a Paraguayan and it's overall length would depend on the locale of the originating bloodline.

Your classification would prove right, Snakemann.

[snakemann87]

ok, and also i am pretty sure the reds dont attain nearly the samw size as B&W's, reds reach 41 max to my knowledge.

[Katatonic]

41 inches is still pretty damn big!!! LOL I worked with a good 40 incher (male red) myself at one point, and the thing had the GREATEST feed response I had ever witnessed. It was like starving a Kingsnake for two weeks and then flicking a mouse across it's path, but w/ the tegu... It had this response every time you fed it, even on a daily basis. If it moved, and was smaller than the animal itself, it was regarded as food. But they are great. With this particular specimen, once you got him out of the enclosure, and he realized he wasn't going to be fed, he was the biggest suck. Like a big puppy dog almost.

So you've decided on a Red for yourself is it, Snakemann??

[Ron]

Here is a link to check out for Tegu info:
www.bluetegu.com
I believe B&W's might be the longest but Reds get heavier. They have a picture of a 27 lb Red on the site. I've been looking into getting a pair of Albino Blue Tegu's but they seem a little too hard to get here in Canada. Check out the sites pricelist, I believe they sell Reds for $150. Good luck and I hope the site helps.

Ron

[Steeve B]

Witch ever you choose you won’t be deceived. Cheers

[Feed'em All]

Katatonic, I am sure you got a t.rufescens, I just told you it isn't probable that he's paraguayan (I agree, herps name are sometimes tricky, like pampas ratsnake for philodryas baroni...what kind of name is that?)
See you! Martin.

[snakemann87]

yeah i have decided on a red, they are really great. Matt are those a B&W, and a red? Are they yours, if so how old are they how big, and what size cage??? Thank you ron, the site helped me.

[Katatonic]

lol Agreed Feed'em All!!!

Steeve, that looks like a black and white tegu, with a female red tegu... Am I right??
What a beautiful B&W!!


Ron, if you do wind up buying those albino blues, PLEASE post pics, those are such awesome looking critters!!!

Cheers fellow Tegu enthusiasts.

LATER.

[snakemann87]

yeah please do Ron, i would love to see them. Katatonic, do you have any pics of your Red?? I would love to see it, and Steeve do you have any more pics of your tegus if they're yours?

[Katatonic]

No, I apologize, I do not. Unfortunately, I'm not that technologically advanced as of yet. LOL.
LATER guys.

[Steeve B]

Don’t you dare start this game on this forum young man! All the photos I post are mine unless stated otherwise in witch case I have complete authority to do so. Don’t be sarcastic with me then expect any help.

[Ron]

Hey Steeve,

I think you took snakemann's post the wrong way. I don't think he was trying to say that you didn't have the animals pictured. I think he was just trying to get more pics.

Ron

[snakemann87]

yeah thats all, geeze. Sorry if i made it sound a differenet way.

[The_Snake_King]

Snakemann87,

Just out of curiosity, I thought you had a het for Labryinth burm. Now i see you have it in your signature as a Labryinth Burmese.

Which is it?

[snakemann87]

he is a labryinth, het. for albino labryinth?