Callopistes_maculatus

<i>Callopistes maculatus</i>

Callopistes maculatus

Species of lizard

Callopistes maculatus, also known as the dwarf tegu, Chilean dwarf tegu,[2] spotted false monitor or 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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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

  1. [1]
    Díaz, S.; Lobos, G.; Marambio, Y.; Mella, J.; Ortiz, J.C.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M.; Valladares, P. (2017). "Callopistes maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T3589A69940746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T3589A69940746.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Kenneth Kimutai (25 April 2017). "The Native Reptiles Of Chile". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. [3]
    Callopistes maculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Callopistes palluma (= Callopistes maculatus)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
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