Callopistes maculatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Callopistes |
| Species: | C. maculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Callopistes maculatus Gravenhorst, 1838
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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
It is the largest lizard of
mammals.[2]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Kenneth Kimutai (25 April 2017). "The Native Reptiles Of Chile". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ a b Callopistes maculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Callopistes palluma (= Callopistes maculatus)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- C. Michael Hogan & World Wildlife Fund. 2013. Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
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