''Gymnophthalmus'' is
genus
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of
lizards in the
family
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Gymnophthalmidae
Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards with at least 250 species, sometimes known commonly as spectacled lizards or microteiids. They are called "spectacled" because of their transparent lower eyelids, which allow them to still see with closed ...
. The genus is native to
Mexico
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,
Central America
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, and the northern part of
South America
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. Eight species are recognized as being valid.
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Species
The genus ''Gymnophthalmus'' contains the following species.[. www.reptile-database.org.]
*'' Gymnophthalmus cryptus'' – cryptic spectacled tegu
*'' Gymnophthalmus leucomystax'' – white spectacled tegu
*'' Gymnophthalmus lineatus''
*'' Gymnophthalmus marconaterai''
*'' Gymnophthalmus pleii'' – Martinique spectacled tegu, rough-scaled worm lizard
*''Gymnophthalmus speciosus
''Gymnophthalmus speciosus'', the golden spectacled tegu, is a microteiid lizard found in Mexico, Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the ...
'' – golden spectacled tegu
*''Gymnophthalmus underwoodi
''Gymnophthalmus underwoodi'', called commonly Underwood's spectacled tegu, is a species of microteiid lizard, which is found in South America and on certain Caribbean islands.
Etymology
''G. underwoodi'' is named after British herpetologist G ...
'' – Underwood's spectacled tegu
*'' Gymnophthalmus vanzoi''
References
Further reading
* 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).
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Lizard genera
Taxa named by Blasius Merrem
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