Callopistes maculatus
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| Callopistes maculatus | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Callopistes |
| Species: | C. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callopistes maculatus Gravenhorst, 1838 |
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The Dwarf Tegu or Spotted False Monitor (Callopistes maculatus) is a species of lizard in the Teiidae family. It is endemic to Chile.
It is kept as a pet.
[edit] Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Callopistes maculatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
[edit] References
- Reptile database: Callopistes maculatus
- Ireland's Reptile Community: Common Names/Scientific Names
- Reptic Zone: Reptile and Amphibian Information
- Tegu Talk: Sci-Tech Dictionary: Teiidae
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