Callopistes maculatus
Callopistes maculatus, also known as the dwarf tegu, chilean dwarf tegu,[2] spotted false monitor o chilean iguana (in spanish iguana chilena), is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.[1][3] It is endemic to Chile.[1][3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Callopistes |
| Species: | C. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callopistes maculatus Gravenhorst, 1838 | |
Description
It is the largest lizard of Chile, reaching a 50 centimetres (20 in) length. A diurnal species, it mainly preys upon insects, although it also eats other smaller lizards, snakes, and small birds and mammals.[2]
References
- Díaz, S., Lobos, G., Marambio, Y., Mella, J., Ortiz, J.C., Ruiz de Gamboa, M. & Valladares, P. 2017. Callopistes maculatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T3589A69940746. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3589/69940746 Downloaded on 20 September 2017.
- Kenneth Kimutai (25 April 2017). "The Native Reptiles Of Chile". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- Callopistes maculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2019.
- "Callopistes palluma (= Callopistes maculatus)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- C. Michael Hogan & World Wildlife Fund. 2013. Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
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