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I have a year and a half old arg. b&w tegu but I really never took the time to ask how to sex it or actually sex it. So if anyone could tell me some effective ways to tell if it's a male or female that would be great.

-uro

Year and a half may be too early, however my B/W were fairly distinct in the first year. However visuals can always be deceiving until after they have sexually matured. Males tend to have larger heads in proportion to their body, as well as larger jowls (Flesh under the chin). Males have larger femoral scales, (near their vent under the tail) than females. Other way is to probe them. Males have deeper vent holes, whereas females would be a shallower probing. This takes much experience, however, and could result in damaging your reptiles insides, popping its tail off, or more serious. I would suggest stick with the visuals until it's old enough to tell sure fire. Maybe post a picture of the head, jowls, and femoral area, and people could help you out.