Callopistes
Sign in to saveCallopistes is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus contains two extant species, which are native to Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, as well as two fossil species found in Argentina.
Species
Spotted False Monitor
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTeiidae
Observations705
via GBIF
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Species
- Fossils
- References
- Further reading
Callopistes is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus contains two extant species, which are native to Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, as well as two fossil species found in Argentina.
==Species== Listed alphabetically. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- | 190x190px || Callopistes flavipunctatus (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) |False monitor || Peru and Ecuador. |- | 190x190px || Callopistes maculatus Gravenhorst, 1838 |Spotted false monitor|| Chile |- |}