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Gymnophthalmus speciosus (Hallowell, 1861) is a animal in the Gymnophthalmidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Gymnophthalmus speciosus (Hallowell, 1861)

Gymnophthalmus speciosus (Hallowell, 1861)

Gymnophthalmus speciosus, the golden spectacled tegu, is a small microteiid lizard found in Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.

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Genus
Gymnophthalmus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Gymnophthalmus speciosus (Hallowell, 1861)

Common and Scientific Classification

Gymnophthalmus speciosus, commonly called the golden spectacled tegu, is a species of microteiid lizard. Its scientific name was first published by Hallowell in 1861.

Geographical Distribution

This lizard is distributed across Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.

Morphological Characteristics

It is a small, cylindrical species that has a long tail, and typically has reduced limbs.

Photo: (c) Brian Gratwicke, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Brian Gratwicke · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gymnophthalmidae Gymnophthalmus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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