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Species of lizard

Callopistes maculatus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Callopistes
Species: C. maculatus
Binomial name
Callopistes maculatus
Gravenhorst, 1838

Callopistes maculatus, also known as the dwarf tegu, Chilean dwarf tegu, spotted false monitor or Chilean iguana (in Spanish iguana Chilena), is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Chile.

Description

It is the largest lizard of Chile, reaching a 50 centimetres (20 in) length.

Diet

A diurnal species, it mainly preys upon insects. However, it also eats other, smaller lizards, snakes and small birds and mammals. At times, it may also eat substantial amounts of fruit.

Ecology

The species frequents rocky, sandy scrubland environments in areas such as the Atacama Desert, at altitudes below 500m.

In 2015, this species was discovered hosting a new genus and species of parasitic mites, Callopistiella atacamensis. The genus was named after the host genus Callopistes.

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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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T3589A69940746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T3589A69940746.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  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.
  5. ^ Fuentes, Eduardo R. (1976). "Ecological Convergence of Lizard Communities in Chile and California". Ecology. 57 (1): 3–17. doi:10.2307/1936394. ISSN 0012-9658.
  6. Reyes-Olivares, Claudio; Hiriart, Daniel; Marambio-Alfaro, Yery (March 19, 2020). "Predation on Liolaemus atacamensis Müller and Hellmich, 1933 (Squamata, Liolaemidae) by Callopistes maculatus Gravenhorst, 1838 (Squamata, Teiidae) in the Atacama Desert". Herpetology Notes. 13: 267–269.
  7. Fuente, MaríA Carolina Silva-De La; Paredes-LeóN, Ricardo; Casanueva, MaríA Eugenia; Escobar-Huerta, Gustavo; Salas, Lucila Moreno (2015-06-10). "A new genus and species of pterygosomatid mite (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) parasitizing Callopistes maculatus (Squamata: Teiidae) from Chile". Zootaxa. 3972 (1): 65–74. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3972.1.4.
Taxon identifiers
Callopistes maculatus
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