Salvator duseni
# Salvator duseni

Salvator duseni is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is sometimes known commonly as the yellow tegu. It is native to South America.

## Etymology

S. duseni is named after Swedish botanist Per Karl Hjalmar Dusén who collected the holotype.

## Geographic range

S. duseni is found in Brazil and Paraguay. In Brazil it is found in Bahia, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, and Tocantins.

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. duseni is savanna.

## Description

S. duseni can grow to 41 cm (16.1 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).

## Behavior

S. duseni is diurnal and terrestrial.

## Diet

An omnivore, S. duseni eats plants, invertebrates, and small vertebrates.

## Reproduction

S. duseni is oviparous. Clutch size is approximately 36 eggs.

