Biologická klasifikace: Animalia, Reptilia, Squamata, Teiidae
Syn.: Laacerta tupinambis Lacépède, 1788; Lacerta monitor Shaw et Nodder, 1790; Lacerta teguixin Linnaeus, 1758; Monitor americanus Goldfuss, 1820; Monitor meriani Blainville, 1816; Monitor teguixin Fitzinger, 1826; Podinema teguixin Wagler, 1830; Salvator nigropunctatus Duméril et Bibron, 1839; Seps marmoratus Laurenti, 1768; Teius monitor Wied, 1824; Teius nigropunctatus Gray, 1845; Teius teguexim Bates, 1864; Teius teguixin Gray, 1838; Tejus teguexin Dollo, 1884; Tejus tequexin Cope, 1885; Tupinambidibus daudini Ranzoni, 1836; Tupinambis monitor Daudin, 1802; Tupinambis nigropunctatus Spix, 1825; Tupinambis tegnixin Müller, 1912
Česká jména: teju žakruarú
Anglická jména: Common tegu, Black tegu, Golden tegu
Tupinambis teguixin (Linnaeus, 1758); teju žakruarú
