Contomastix leachei

Contomastix leachei
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Contomastix
Species:	C. leachei
Binomial name
	Contomastix leachei; (Peracca, 1897)
Synonyms
	Cnemidophorus leachei; Peracca, 1897;

Last updated February 19, 2025

Contomastix leachei is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, leachei, is in honor of Argentinian landowner Don Francisco Leache who was the kind host of Italian ornithologist Alfredo Borelli, who collected the holotype.^[3]

Geographic range

C. leachei is found in northwestern Argentina, in the provinces of Jujuy and Salta.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. leachei is forest.^[1]

Reproduction

C. leachei is oviparous.^[2]

Taxonomy

C. leachei is a member of the C. lacertoides species group.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Arzamendia V, Fitzgerald L, Giraudo A, Kacoliris F, Montero R, Pelegrin N, Scrocchi G, Williams J (2019). "Contomastix leachei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T50012229A50012242.en. Accessed on 23 December 2024.
1 2 3 4 5 Contomastix leachei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 June 2019.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemidophorus leachei, p. 153).

Arias FJ, Barrios F, Palavecino A (2013). "Range extension and geographic distribution of the poorly known species, Contomastix leachei Peracca, 1897 (Squamata: Teiidae)". Check List9 (4): 844-846.
Cei JM (1993). "Reptiles del noroeste, nordeste y este de la Argentina ". Monografie del Museu Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino14: 1–949. (Cnemidophorus leachei). (in Spanish).
Harvey MB, Ugueto GN, Gutberlet RL (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa3459 (1): 1–156. (Contomastix leachei, new combination, p. 112).
Peracca MG (1897). "Viaggio del Dott. Alfredo Borelli nel Chaco boliviano e nella Repubblica Argentina". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia della R[egia]. Università di Torino12 (274): 1–19. (Cnemidophorus leachei, new species, pp. 6–8). (in Italian).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Arzamendia V, Fitzgerald L, Giraudo A, Kacoliris F, Montero R, Pelegrin N, Scrocchi G, Williams J (2019). "Contomastix leachei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T50012229A50012242.en. Accessed on 23 December 2024.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Contomastix leachei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 June 2019.

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemidophorus leachei, p. 153).

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