# Teius

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{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
{{For|the place in Romania|Teiuș}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image=Teius Oculatus.jpg
|image_caption = ''[Teius oculatus](/source/Teius_oculatus)''
| name = ''Teius''
| taxon = Teius
| authority= [Merrem](/source/Blasius_Merrem), 1820
}}

'''''Teius''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [lizard](/source/lizard)s in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Teiidae](/source/Teiidae). The genus is native to South America.

==Species==
The genus ''Teius'' contains the following three [species](/source/species), listed alphabetically.<ref>[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?genus=teius&exact%5B0%5D=genus&submit=Search ''Teius'']. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
*''[Teius oculatus](/source/Teius_oculatus)'' {{small|([D'Orbigny](/source/Alcide_d'Orbigny) & [Bibron](/source/Gabriel_Bibron), 1837)}}
*''[Teius suquiensis](/source/Teius_suquiensis)'' {{small|[Ávila](/source/Luciano_Javier_%C3%81vila) & [Martori](/source/Ricardo_Armando_Martori), 1991}}
*''[Teius teyou](/source/Teius_teyou)'' {{small|([Daudin](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Marie_Daudin), 1802)}} – four-toed tegu

''[Nota bene](/source/Nota_bene)'': A [binomial authority](/source/Binomial_nomenclature) in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Teius''.

==References==
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==Further reading==
*[Merrem B](/source/Blasius_Merrem) (1820). ''Versuch eines Systems der Amphibiens. Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum''. Marburg: J.C. Krieger. xv + 191 pp. + plate. (''Teius'', new genus, p. 60). (in German and Latin).

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Category:Teius
Category:Lizard genera
Category:Taxa named by Blasius Merrem
Category:Taxa described in 1820

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