---
title: "Spotted False Monitor"
description: "Callopistes maculatus — Répteis. Callopistes maculatus, also known as the dwarf tegu, Chilean dwarf tegu, spotted false monitor or Chilean iguana (in Spanish iguana Chilena), is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/spotted-false-monitor
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spotted False Monitor

> Callopistes maculatus — Répteis. Callopistes maculatus, also known as the dwarf tegu, Chilean dwarf tegu, spotted false monitor or Chilean iguana (in Spanish iguana Chilena), is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.

- Scientific name: *Callopistes maculatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 728
- Wikidata: [Q308772](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q308772)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38927](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38927)

## Names

- en: Spotted False Monitor
- de: Chileteju
- es: Iguana chilena

## Countries with the most observations

CL (704)

## Summary

Callopistes maculatus, also known as the dwarf tegu, Chilean dwarf tegu, spotted false monitor or Chilean iguana (in Spanish iguana Chilena), is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Chile.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callopistes_maculatus

## Photo

![Spotted False Monitor](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spotted-false-monitor/medium.jpg)

Photo: Perrito Chiquitito · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254860354

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spotted-false-monitor?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).