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Argentine black and white tegu
Selectively bredUncommon in the tradeIntermediate to keep

High-white / Chacoan-line

A variant of Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae)

High-white / Chacoan-line

Representative Argentine black and white teguphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

Selectively bred to maximize white coverage and reduce black, producing strikingly pale, high-contrast animals. 'Chacoan' lines are marketed for this extreme white expression.

Keeper tips for this variant

High-white is polygenic line-breeding, not a single gene — buy from a breeder who shows adult animals, since white coverage on hatchlings can shift with age.

This page covers the High-white / Chacoan-line variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Argentine black and white tegu

Other Tegus and large teiids variants

Normal (wild-type)AlbinoBlue tegu