King Tegu
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| King Tegu | |
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| Binomal name | Salvator rex |
| Trophic Level | Apex Predator |
| Size | 2.21m long (7'3") |
| Weight | 50.8kg (112lbs) |
| Diet | Mesocarnivore |
| Biome | Tropical rainforest |
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The largest lizard in Dimentiara’s eastern hemisphere is a Tegu comparable in size to a Komodo Dragon. Unlike their more docile cousins, the Banded Tegu, they are able to maintain an endothermic metabolism outside the mating season, giving them the size and stamina to act as an apex predator. They will lay in wait and run down piglets and deer on their hindlegs. Massive jaw muscles and carnassial-like rear teeth allow them to dismember prey and crush bones, although they will also eat eggs and fruit on occasion.