Gymnophthalmidae
Sign in to saveGymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards with at least 250 species, sometimes known commonly as spectacled lizards or microteiids. They are called "spectacled" because of their transparent lower eyelids, which allow them to still see with closed eyes. As in most lizards, except geckos, these eyelids are movable. The Alopoglossidae have been recently moved from this family.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyGymnophthalmidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 214
- Family
- Gymnophthalmidae
- Collections
- LSUMZ, UAZ, MSUM, AMNH, USNM
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Panama, Ecuador, Suriname, Guyana, Brazil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lacertoidea
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- Leposoma rugiceps.jpg
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- Gymnophthalmidae
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- Gymnophthalmidae
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- family
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Gymnophthalmidae
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Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards with at least 250 species, sometimes known commonly as spectacled lizards or microteiids. They are called "spectacled" because of their transparent lower eyelids, which allow them to still see with closed eyes. As in most lizards, except geckos, these eyelids are movable. The Alopoglossidae have been recently moved from this family.
==Description and ecology== Spectacled lizards are related to the Teiidae, but they look like skinks (slightly more distant relatives) with smooth scales. They are generally small lizards; many species have reduced limbs. Unusually among lizards, however, it is generally the hind limbs that are reduced or absent, rather than the forelimbs.
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