Contomastix leachei

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

Contomastix leachei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[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[2]
Cnemidophorus leachei Peracca, 1897

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]