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.
| Callopistes Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
 | |
| False monitor (Callopistes flavipunctatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Subfamily: | Callopistinae |
| Genus: | Callopistes Gravenhorst, 1838 |
| Species | |
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Species
editListed alphabetically.[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callopistes flavipunctatus
(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) |
False monitor | Peru and Ecuador. |
 | 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
edit| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| †Callopistes bicuspidatus | Monte Hermoso Formation, Argentina[2] | |
 | †Callopistes rionegrensis | Chichinales Formation, Argentina[3] |
References
edit- ↑ Callopistes. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Farola Monte Hermoso at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Quadros, Ana B.; Chafrat, Pablo; Zaher, Hussam (2018). "A new teiid lizard of the genus Callopistes Gravenhorst, 1838 (Squamata, Teiidae), from the lower Miocene of Argentina". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (4): (1)-(18). doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1484754. S2CID 91195492.
Further reading
edit- 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).