Gymnophthalmidae
Magdalena River Tegu
Tretioscincus bifasciatus (Duméril, 1851)
Tretioscincus bifasciatus, the Rio Magdalena tegu, is a Gymnophthalmidae lizard found across northern South America and nearby Caribbean islands.
Maximilian's Blue-tailed Microteiid
Micrablepharus maximiliani (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)
Micrablepharus maximiliani is a lizard with a brass body and bright blue tail found in South American forests and savannas.
Underwood's Spectacled Tegu
Gymnophthalmus underwoodi Grant, 1958
Underwood's spectacled tegu (Gymnophthalmus underwoodi) is a unisexual parthenogenetic microteiid lizard native to South America and Caribbean islands.
Golden Spectacled Tegu
Gymnophthalmus speciosus (Hallowell, 1861)
Gymnophthalmus speciosus, the golden spectacled tegu, is a small microteiid lizard found in Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.
Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid
Cercosaura schreibersii Wiegmann, 1834
Cercosaura schreibersii is an oviparous lizard species in the Gymnophthalmidae family, endemic to South America.
Elegant Eyed Lizard
Cercosaura argulus Peters, 1862
Cercosaura argulus is a gymnophthalmid lizard known as the elegant eyed lizard, found across multiple countries in South America.
Two-colored Bachia
Bachia bicolor (Cope, 1896)
Bachia bicolor, the two-colored bachia, is a Gymnophthalmidae lizard found in Venezuela and Colombia.
Striped Lightbulb Lizard
Riama striata (Peters, 1863)
Riama striata, the striped lightbulb lizard, is a Colombian endemic gymnophthalmid lizard species.
Big-scaled Neusticurus
Potamites strangulatus (Cope, 1868)
Potamites strangulatus, the big-scaled neusticurus, is a Gymnophthalmidae lizard found in Ecuador and Peru.
Common Stream Lizard
Potamites ecpleopus (Cope, 1875)
Potamites ecpleopus, the common stream lizard, is a Gymnophthalmidae lizard found in five South American countries.
Mountain Pholiodobolus
Pholidobolus montium (Peters, 1863)
Mountain pholidobolus (Pholidobolus montium) is a gymnophthalmid lizard found in Ecuador and Colombia.
Rainbow Langelot
Pholidobolus vertebralis (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)
The brown pholidobolus (Pholidobolus vertebralis) is a Gymnophthalmidae lizard found in northwestern South America and Panama.
Diamond Anadia
Anadia rhombifera (Günther, 1859)
The rhombifer anadia (Anadia rhombifera) is a gymnophthalmid lizard found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Bogotá Anadia
Anadia bogotensis (Peters, 1863)
Anadia bogotensis, the Bogota anadia, is a Gymnophthalmidae lizard species endemic to Colombia.
Gelanesaurus flavogularis (Altamirano-Benavides, Zaher, Lobo, Grazziotin, Sales-Nunes & Rodrigues, 2013)
Gelanesaurus flavogularis (Altamirano-Benavides, Zaher, Lobo, Grazziotin, Sales-Nunes & Rodrigues, 2013)
Gelanesaurus flavogularis is a lizard species found in eastern Ecuador, with unknown reproductive mode, that lives in forest freshwater wetlands.
Rio Magdalena Root Teju
Loxopholis rugiceps Cope, 1869
Loxopholis rugiceps is a Gymnophthalmidae lizard species found in Colombia and Panama.
Northern Root Teju
Loxopholis southi (Ruthven & Gaige, 1924)
Loxopholis southi is an oviparous gymnophthalmid lizard native to parts of Central and South America.
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