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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Gymnophthalmus |
| Species: | G. speciosus
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| 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
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