Gymnophthalmus is genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is native to Mexico, Central America, and the northern part of South America. Eight species are recognized as being valid.[1]
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| Gymnophthalmus pleii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Tribe: | Gymnophthalmini |
| Genus: | Gymnophthalmus Merrem, 1820 |
| Species | |
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Species edit
The genus Gymnophthalmus contains the following species.[1]
- Gymnophthalmus cryptus Hoogmoed, Cole & Ayarzagüena, 1992 – cryptic spectacled tegu
- Gymnophthalmus leucomystax Vanzolini & Carvalho, 1991 – white spectacled tegu
- Gymnophthalmus lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Gymnophthalmus marconaterai García-Pérez & Schargel, 2017
- Gymnophthalmus pleii Bocourt, 1881 – Martinique spectacled tegu, rough-scaled worm lizard
- Gymnophthalmus speciosus Hallowell, 1861 – golden spectacled tegu
- Gymnophthalmus underwoodi Grant, 1958 – Underwood's spectacled tegu
- Gymnophthalmus vanzoi Carvalho, 1999
References edit
- ^ a b Genus Gymnophthalmus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading edit
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Teiidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Genus Gymnophthalmus, p. 427).
- Merrem B (1820). Versuchs eines Systems der Amphibien: Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum. Marburg: J.C. Krieger. xv + 191 pp. + one plate. (Gymnophthalmus, new genus, p. 74). (in German and Latin).
External links edit
Data related to Gymnophthalmus at Wikispecies
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