Gymnophthalmus speciosus
Appearance
Gymnophthalmus speciosus | |
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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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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
- ^ Lamar, W., Porras, L.W., Sunyer, J., Rivas, G., Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P. & Caicedo, J. 2017. Gymnophthalmus speciosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T197488A2489493. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T197488A2489493.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2019.
- ^ 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
- Photos of Gymnophthalmus speciosus at INBio, Costa Rica