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Spectacled Tegus
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Spectacled Tegus

Gymnophthalmus

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.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species

Golden Spectacled Tegu

speciesGymnophthalmus speciosus

Underwood's Spectacled Tegu

speciesGymnophthalmus underwoodi

Striped Spectacled Tegu

speciesGymnophthalmus lineatus

Rough-scaled Worm Lizard

speciesGymnophthalmus pleii

White Spectacled Tegu

speciesGymnophthalmus leucomystax

Gymnophthalmus vanzoi

speciesGymnophthalmus vanzoi

Gymnophthalmus marconaterai

speciesGymnophthalmus marconaterai

Cryptic Spectacled Tegu

speciesGymnophthalmus cryptus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34958.