The tegu, Salvator merianae, is an omnivore. As a juvenile, its diet consists of insects, snails, fruits and seeds. The adult tegu also consumes these, but becomes more predatory, eating reptile and ...

Zookeepers are celebrating the hatching of two crocodile tegus for the first time at Nashville Zoo. Screengrab from Nashville Zoo's Facebook page Two “elusive” creatures named for their crocodile-like ...