{{Short description|Species of lizard}} {{speciesbox | image = Callopistes flavipunctatus.jpg | status = | genus = Callopistes | species = flavipunctatus | authority = (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | synonyms = }}
The '''false monitor''' or '''tegú varano''' ('''''Callopistes flavipunctatus''''') is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species |genus=Callopistes |species=flavipunctatus |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> It is found in northern Peru and southern Ecuador.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Crispo |first1=Secundo |last2=Koch |first2=Claudia |date=April 30, 2015 |title=Notes on natural history and distribution of Callopistes flavipunctatus (Squamata: Teiidae) in northwestern Peru |journal=Salamandra |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=57–60}}</ref>
== Description == The species can reach a total length of 100 cm. Males get larger than females and have more massive heads.<ref name=":0" />
Like many other teiids, they are capable of dropping and regenerating their tails.<ref name=":0" />
== Diet == left|thumb|In Peru
Although data on their diet is scarce, what is known seems to indicate that species feeds on lizards, small rodents, and large insects, although ''Dicrodon'' lizards (such as ''D. guttulatum'') may possibly represent the species' main prey. They have also been observed eating fruit, such as that of yellow cordia'','' as well as small birds such as Peruvian meadowlarks''.''<ref name=":0" />
== Ecology == Although it primarily forages for prey on the ground, it may occasionally climb trees as well.<ref name=":0" /> ==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:Callopistes Category:Reptiles described in 1839 Category:Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Category:Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
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