| Teius | |
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| Teius oculatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Subfamily: | Teiinae |
| Genus: | Teius Merrem, 1820 |
Teius is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is native to South America.
Species
The genus Teius contains the following three species, listed alphabetically.1
- Teius oculatus (D'Orbigny & Bibron, 1837)
- Teius suquiensis Ávila & Martori, 1991
- Teius teyou (Daudin, 1802) – four-toed tegu
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Teius.
Further reading
Further reading
- Merrem B (1820). Versuch eines Systems der Amphibiens. Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum. Marburg: J.C. Krieger. xv + 191 pp. + plate. (Teius, new genus, p. 60). (in German and Latin).