Talk:Argentine black and white tegu

Some Modifications for Clarity
I reworded some sentences for clarification, such as the fact about salmonella as it previously seems as if salmonella is common throughout Brazil in general, when what is known is rather its prevalence in tegu lizards. I changed a fact about the single parietal bone, as it should be two parietal bones with a sagittal suture. I also moved a fact in reproduction to parental care for organizational purposes.

Eptlizard (talk) 05:43, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

What do the bump-like features indicate?
The article included "The sex of an Argentine tegu can be found by looking at the vent and searching for two raised bump-like features." Do those two raised bump-like features indicate a male or a female? MurfleMan (talk) 04:01, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Same scientific name?
The Blue Tegu also has the same binomial. Something needs to be renamed or merged.
 * I now officially move for this merger to take place. --Dr Mark D. Scherz 10:01, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

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Merger proposal
I propose to merge Blue tegu into Argentine black and white tegu. Currently, the Blue tegu article contains some errors and a great deal of information without citations, and does not appear to justify treatment as its own article. My proposal is to add verifiable current information on the Blue tegu as a section entitled "Blue tegu, Salvator cf. marianae" to the Argentine black and white tegu page, explaining its questionable taxonomy, pet trade origins, and care. Currently, there does not appear to be any indication of research into the origins of the blue tegu, and waiting for such research to be published does not seem sensible. I ping who have discussed the treatment of these two articles in the past. --Dr Mark D. Scherz 10:01, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Blue tegu says it is Salvator spp. and not Varanus cf. marianae. Which is correct? --Nessie (talk) 15:37, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh, that's my mistake, I accidentally miswrote it as Varanus instead of Salvator! Fixed now! It is obviously not a varanid but a teiid. --Dr Mark D. Scherz 19:41, 2 October 2019 (UTC)


 * I strongly agree. There's absolutely nothing on the origins of the blues, and their primary visibility's in the pet trade. Cbonesmith (talk) 17:38, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ Klbrain (talk) 21:04, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Missing sections
Three topics that I would like to cover that aren’t included are Parental Care, Mating Behavior, and Physiology. Seeing that both parental care and mating behavior are absent and there is little discussion about reproduction in general, the article would benefit from these additions. Physiology would also be an important addition as the page only briefly discusses the Tegu’s physical characteristics and lacks a dedicated section for its anatomy such as respiration and thermoregulation.

Joshuachenwustl (talk) 03:35, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Edits
I noticed a few grammatical errors and errors with punctuation such as commas and semi colons. I fixed these errors and shortened some sentences that seemed to be run on sentences.

I added some more information about how the black and white tegu can be kept as pets. Specifically, I added in that when black and white tegu are kept as pets, they should be fed proteins, fruits, and vegetables. Some examples of proteins that they can be fed are live bugs: crickets, dubia roaches, mealworms, hornworms, etc, canned insects, snails, shrimp, hard-boiled or scrambled eggs, chicks/ducklings, boiled organ meats, and mice or rats of appropriate size (live or frozen/thawed). Additionally, they can be fed fruits and vegetables such as peas, squash, banana, apricots, mangos, raspberries, figs, papaya, cantaloupe, strawberries, blueberries, grapes, apple, kiwi, pear, pumpkin, and melons. I cited this correctly on wikipedia and it appears as reference 34. (https://reptilerapture.net/argentine-black-and-white-tegu-caresheet.html) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eliyamak (talk • contribs) 19:39, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

Further Edits
Hi! I renamed the “mating” section to “reproduction” so that it included all details in the section. I also moved the "parental care" subheading under the "reproduction" section. Further, I made grammatical and sentence structure edits throughout the article, mainly in the "reproduction" section. LewisWang4 (talk) 20:57, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Citations Needed
Hello! I noticed that there was a paragraph in the household pets section that needs citations so I deleted it and copied it here in case whoever posted it wants to add it back in with proper citations.

Tegus make amenable pets, as they tend to become acclimated to their owners and are generally quite docile as adults. They are intelligent and can even be housebroken. A healthy tegu can live for 15 to 20 years in the wild and possibly even longer in captivity. However, as with most reptiles, if they are not handled regularly, they show more aggressive behaviour; their bite can be painful and damaging due to strong jaws ([incorrect number displayed here, needs citation] bite force, stronger than a dwarf caiman, partly due to the short, deep skull) and sharp incisor teeth in the upper jaw. Tegus do not produce venom. Tegus will perform a threat display if they are upset or stressed. The first stage is huffing, or very heavy breathing, which means "be careful". Further interference causes the animal to start lashing its tail, somewhat like a moving snake. In wild animals, a third stage of stamping the front feet or "dancing" is seen. If all of these hints are ignored, then the tegu can charge and may bite, which might require hospital or veterinary attention.

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