''Tupinambis cuzcoensis'', the Cusco tegu, is a species of
lizard 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 famili ...
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It is found in Peru, Ecuador and Brazil.
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
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