3 species, see text Dicrodon is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae.

Desert tegus are found in South America, specifically in Peru and Ecuador.

Desert tegus are the smallest species of tegu.

[1] The following species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid.

Schmidt, 1957 Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dicrodon.