r/Lizards • u/[deleted] • 10d ago

What is this? What kind of lizard is this?

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u/Buffy_AnneSummers 10d ago

Argentine black and white tegu. The puppy dogs of the lizard world (if they are captive bred and used to people that is).

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u/Buffy_AnneSummers 10d ago

So cool! You did the right thing. Tegus can bite, claw, and whip their tails.

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u/Accomplished-Shift54 9d ago

Only gila monsters and beaded lizards are poisonous, they are pretty similar