Contomastix leachei

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

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.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cnemidophorus leachei, p. 153).

Geographic range C. leachei is found in northwestern Argentina, in the provinces of Jujuy and Salta.

Habitat The preferred natural habitat of C. leachei is forest.

Reproduction C. leachei is oviparous.

Taxonomy C. leachei is a member of the C. lacertoides species group.

References

Further reading Arias FJ, Barrios F, Palavecino A (2013). "Range extension and geographic distribution of the poorly known species, Contomastix leachei Peracca, 1897 (Squamata: Teiidae)". Check List 9 (4): 844–846. Cei JM (1993). "Reptiles del noroeste, nordeste y este de la Argentina ". Monografie del Museu Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino 14: 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)". Zootaxa 3459 (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 Torino 12 (274): 1–19. (Cnemidophorus leachei, new species, pp. 6–8). (in Italian).