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Taxonomy of the genus Callopistes Biodiversity of the family Teiidae

Bibliography of the genus
Callopistes (Monitor Tejus)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Teiidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Callopistes in general

Espinoza, R.E. 2003. Comment on the proposed conservation of usage of the names Phymaturus Gravenhorst, 1837 and Lacerta palluma Molina, 1782 (currently Phymaturus palluma; Reptilia, Sauria) by designation of a neotype for Lacerta palluma Molina, 1782. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 60(1): 58.

Etheridge, R.E.; Savage, J.M. 2003. Case 3225. Phymaturus Gravenhorst, 1837 and Lacerta palluma Molina, 1782 (currently Phymaturus palluma; Reptilia, Sauria): Proposed conservation of usage of the names by designation of a neotype for Lacerta palluma Molina, 1782. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 60(1): 38-41.

Lescure, J.; Cei, J.M. 1991. L'espece-type du genre Phymaturus Gravenhorst, 1838 (Reptilia, Sauria). Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Bollettino (Turin) 9(1): 173-175.

Schlüter, U. 2007. Die Ernährung von Ameiven und Warantejus in der Natur und bei Terrarienhaltung. Reptilia (D) 11(62): 56-62.

Schlüter, U. 2007. Diet of wild and captive ameivas and monitor Tegus (family Teiidae). Reptilia (GB) 54: 62-67.

Callopistes flavipunctatus

Crespo, S.; Koch, C. 2015. Notes on natural history and distribution of Callopistes flavipunctatus (Squamata: Teiidae) in northwestern Peru. Salamandra 51(1): 57-60.

Lemm, J.M.; Cueva, E. 2016. Natural history notes: Callopistes flavipunctatus (Yellow-spotted Tegu Monitor). Diet and social behavior. Herpetological Review 47(1): 133-134.

Peters, J.A. 1965. Miscellaneous notes on lizards from Ecuador. British Journal of Herpetology 3: 195-197.

Schlüter, U. 2004. Bemerkungen über Warantejus, Tejovaranus flavipunctatus (Dumeril & Bibron, 1839). Sauria (Berlin) 26(1): 17-21.

White, T.D.; Anderson, R.A. 1994. Locomotor patterns and costs as related to body size and form in teiid lizards. Journal of Zoology (London) 233(1): 107-128.

Callopistes maculatus

Barros, R.D.; Herrera, S.C. 1950. Reptiles de la Provincia de Santiago. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y Naturales 7(28): 482-489.

Cabanac, M.; Gosselin, F. 1993. Emotional fever in the lizard Callopistes maculatus (Teiidae). Animal Behaviour 46(1): 200-202.

Castro, S.A.; Jimenez, J.E.; Jaksic, F.M. 1991. Diet of the Racerunner Callopistes palluma in north-central Chile. Journal of Herpetology 25(1): 127-129.

Cortes, A.; Baez, C.; Rosenmann, M.; Pino, C. 1992. Dependencia termica del teiido Callopistes palluma: una comparacion con los iguanidos Liolaemus nigromaculatus y L. nitidus. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 65(4): 443-451.

Dijk, P. van; Manley, G.A.; Gallo, L.; Pavusa, A.; Taschenberger, G. 1996. Statistical properties of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions in one bird and three lizard species. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 100(4)(1): 2220-2227.

Fernández, I.; Horta-Pizarro, I. 2018. Registro de depredación de Callopistes maculatus Gravenhorst, 1838 (Squamata, Teiidae), sobre Liolaemus monticola Müller y Hellmich, 1932 (Squamata, Liolaemidae). Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 5: 16-17.

Jackson, D.; Mendez, C. 2010. Registro arqueologico de Callopistes maculatus Gravenhorst, 1838 (Reptilia: Teiidae). Boletin del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Chile 59: 121-125.

Jara, M.; Pincheira-Donoso, D. 2013. Natural history notes: Callopistes maculatus (Chilean Iguana). Saurophagy on Liolaemus. Herpetological Review 44(4): 670-671.

Medel, R.G.; Jiminez, J.E.; Fox, S.F.; Jaksic, F.M. 1988. Experimental evidence that high population frequencies of lizard tail autotomy indicate inefficient predation. Oikos 53(3): 321-324.

Mellado, J. 1982. Sobre la alimentacion de Callopistes maculatus (Reptilia; Teiidae). Doñana Acta Vertebrata 9: 372-373.

Root-Bernstein, M.; Armesto, J. 2013. Selection and implementation of a flagship fleet in a locally undervalued region of high endemicity. Ambio 42(6): 776-787.

Rowland, V. 1990. Observations of Callopistes maculatus. Thames and Chiltern Herpetological Group Newsletter 107: 10-11.

Simonetti, J.A.; Yanez, J.L. 1984. Life history notes: Callopistes maculatus (Chilean Macroteiid). Diet. Herpetological Review 15(1): 17.

Simonetti, J.A.; Yanez, J.L.; Fuentes, E.R. 1985. Efficiency of rodent scavengers in central Chile. Mammalia 48(4): 608-609.

Valladares Faúndez, P. 2012. Natural history notes: Callopistes maculatus (Chilean Racerunner). Prey. Herpetological Review 43(4): 644-645.

Veloso, A.; Nunez, H.; Cei, J.M. 2000. Fixation and description of a neotype for Lacerta palluma Molina 1782 (currently) - (Squamata: Teiidae). Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Bollettino (Turin) 17(1): 257-268.

Vidal, M.A.; Ortiz, J.C. 2003. Natural history notes: Callopistes palluma (Chilean Racerunner, Iguana Chilena). Cannibalism. Herpetological Review 34(4): 364-365.

Vidal, M.A.; Pizarro-Araya, J.; Jerez, V.; Ortiz, J.C. 2011. Daily activity and thermoregulation in predator-prey interaction during the flowering desert in Chile. Journal of Arid Environments 75(9): 802-808.

Weymann, M. 2016. Saurofagia en juvenil de Callopistes maculatus Gravenhorst 1838 (Squamata, Teiidae). Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 3: 26-27.

Zunino, T.S.; Riveros, G. 1982. Distribucion de reptiles y su relacion con la vegetacion en 'Parque Nacional La Campana' Chile central. Anales del Museo de Historia Natural de Valparaiso 14: 185-188.