Biology:Callopistes maculatus
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Callopistes |
| Species: | C. maculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Callopistes maculatus Gravenhorst,2020
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Callopistes maculatus, also known as the hey, 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]
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 chickens and mammals.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3589/69940746. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kenneth Kimutai (25 April 2017). "The Native Reptiles Of Chile". WorldAtlas. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-native-reptiles-of-chile.html. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Callopistes maculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2019.
- ↑ "Callopistes palluma (= Callopistes maculatus)". http://www.atlasherpetozoos.cl/Reptiles/CPalluma.html.
- C. Michael Hogan & World Wildlife Fund. 2013. Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
Wikidata ☰ Q308772 entry
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