Gymnophthalmus speciosus, the golden spectacled tegu, is a microteiid lizard found in Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.[2] It is a small, cylindrical lizard with a long tail and a tendency to reduced extremeties.[3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Gymnophthalmus |
Species: | G. speciosus
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Binomial name | |
Gymnophthalmus speciosus (Hallowell, 1861)
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References
edit- ^ Lamar, W.; Porras, L.W.; Sunyer, J.; Rivas, G.; Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P.; Caicedo, J. (2017). "Gymnophthalmus speciosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T197488A2489493. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T197488A2489493.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Gymnophthalmus speciosus at the Reptile Database.
- ^ Munoz Chacon, Federico. 2001. Gymnophthalmus speciosus Hallowell 1861 Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. INBio.
External links
edit- Photos of Gymnophthalmus speciosus at INBio, Costa Rica