Biology:Callopistes maculatus

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of lizard

Callopistes maculatus
Callopistes maculatus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Callopistes
Species:
C. maculatus
Binomial name
Callopistes maculatus
Gravenhorst,2020

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. 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. 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. 3.0 3.1 Callopistes maculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2019.
  4. "Callopistes palluma (= Callopistes maculatus)". http://www.atlasherpetozoos.cl/Reptiles/CPalluma.html. 


Wikidata ☰ Q308772 entry