The Tegu Lizard

The Tegu Lizard is one of the biggest animals in the Amazon Rainforest. It is dark brown and black in color, with some yellow/brownish spots.
The largest Tegu Lizard found was 7 and 1/2 feet long. They usually grow to be 6-6 1/2 feet long.
They live on the forest floor, and eat practically anything they can find: smaller animals, insects, fruits, leaves, eggs, worms, frogs, and occasionally chickens from farms in the Amazon.
Its only predator is man. This is because of the fact that when it does go onto farms, it gets trapped by the farmer and eaten. They fry the meat from the Tegu Lizard, and sometimes dry strips of its meat for jerky. It is considered a delicacy, since they are rarely caught. Their meat has a very good, sometimes sweet taste.

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