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Callopistes maculatus

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Callopistes maculatus
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

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]

Description

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

Diet

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A diurnal species, it mainly preys upon insects, although it also eats other, smaller lizards, snakes and small birds and mammals.[2] It may also at times eat substantial amounts of fruit.[5]

Ecology

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The species frequents rocky, sandy scrubland environments in areas such as the Atacama Desert,[6] at altitudes below 500m.[5]

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.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Kenneth Kimutai (25 April 2017). "The Native Reptiles Of Chile". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.