---
title: "Teju brazylijski"
description: "Tupinambis teguixin — Gady. The gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin), also known as the golden tegu, common tegu, black tegu, Colombian black and white tegu and tiger lizard or \"matte\" (in Trinidad), is a species of tegu."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/gold-tegu
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Teju brazylijski

> Tupinambis teguixin — Gady. The gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin), also known as the golden tegu, common tegu, black tegu, Colombian black and white tegu and tiger lizard or "matte" (in Trinidad), is a species of tegu.

- Scientific name: *Tupinambis teguixin*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 661
- Wikidata: [Q546279](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546279)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38932](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38932)

## Names

- en: Gold Tegu
- de: Goldteju
- es: Lobo pollero
- fr: Tégu commun
- nl: Gebandeerde reuzenteju
- pt: Teiú-branco
- pl: Teju brazylijski

## Countries with the most observations

GF (214), BR (140), SR (114), PE (15), EC (14), GY (14), BO (8), CO (3)

## Summary

The gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin), also known as the golden tegu, common tegu, black tegu, Colombian black and white tegu and tiger lizard or "matte" (in Trinidad), is a species of tegu.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_tegu

## Photo

![Teju brazylijski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gold-tegu/medium.jpg)

Photo: Soetjipto Verkuijl · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188172394

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gold-tegu?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).