Callopistes maculatus

Callopistes maculatus, also known as the dwarf tegu[2] or spotted false monitor, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.[1][3] It is endemic to Chile.[1][3][4]

Callopistes maculatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Callopistes
Species:
C. maculatus
Binomial name
Callopistes maculatus

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]

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References
  1. 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.
  2. Kenneth Kimutai (25 April 2017). "The Native Reptiles Of Chile". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. Callopistes maculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2019.
  4. "Callopistes palluma (= Callopistes maculatus)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-26.



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