Callopistes
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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.<ref>Callopistes. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Callopistes flavipunctatus
(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) |
False monitor | Peru and Ecuador. |
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Callopistes maculatus
Gravenhorst, 1838 |
Spotted false monitor | Chile |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Callopistes.
Fossils
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| †Callopistes bicuspidatus | Monte Hermoso Formation, Argentina<ref>Farola Monte Hermoso at Fossilworks.org</ref> | |
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†Callopistes rionegrensis | Chichinales Formation, Argentina<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> |
References
Further reading
- Gravenhorst JLC (1838). "Beiträge zur genaueren Kenntniss einiger Eidechsengattungen ". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher / Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae 18 (2): 712–784. (Callopistes, new genus, pp. 743–744). (in German).