Blue Tegu
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| Missing image Blueteguspiral.jpg An immature blue tegu resting An immature blue tegu resting | ||||||||||||||||
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| Tupinambis teguixin |
The Blue Tegu is a smaller species of tegu, growing to about 1 meter long, renowned for its light blue coloration, which is most intense on adult males. Even immature animals can be easily distinguished from other mostly black and white tegu species by the "singe mark" on their nose.