Callopistes


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.
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Callopistes flavipunctatus
False monitorPeru and Ecuador.
Callopistes maculatus
Gravenhorst, 1838
Spotted false monitorChile

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Callopistes.

Fossils