''Tupinambis zuliensis'', the Maracaibo Basin tegu, is a species of

lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...

in the family

Teiidae Teiidae is a family of autarchoglossan lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails or racerunners; however, tegus also belong to this family. Teiidae is sister to the Gymnopthalmidae, and both families ...

. It is endemic to

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References

Tupinambis Reptiles described in 2016 Taxa named by John C. Murphy Taxa named by Michael J. Jowers Taxa named by Richard M. Lehtinen Taxa named by Stevland P. Charles Taxa named by Guarino R. Colli Taxa named by Ayrton K. Péres, Jr. Taxa named by Catriona R. Hendry Taxa named by Robert Alexander Pyron {{lizard-stub