Jujuy Whiptail

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.

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.