Gymnophthalmus speciosus

Gymnophthalmus speciosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Gymnophthalmus
Species:
G. speciosus
Binomial name
Gymnophthalmus speciosus
(Hallowell, 1861)

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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Gymnophthalmus speciosus at the Reptile Database.
  3. ^ Munoz Chacon, Federico. 2001. Gymnophthalmus speciosus Hallowell 1861 Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. INBio.


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