Gymnophthalmus
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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.<ref name=RDB/>
Species
The genus Gymnophthalmus contains the following species.<ref name=RDB>Template:EMBL genus. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
- Gymnophthalmus cryptus Template:Small – cryptic spectacled tegu
- Gymnophthalmus leucomystax Template:Small – white spectacled tegu
- Gymnophthalmus lineatus Template:Small
- Gymnophthalmus marconaterai Template:Small
- Gymnophthalmus pleii Template:Small – Martinique spectacled tegu, rough-scaled worm lizard
- Gymnophthalmus speciosus Template:Small – golden spectacled tegu
- Gymnophthalmus underwoodi Template:Small – Underwood's spectacled tegu
- Gymnophthalmus vanzoi Template:Small
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).