Reptiles Guide

Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards, sometimes known as spectacled lizards or microteiids.

They are called 'spectacled' because of their transparent lower eyelids, so they can still see with closed eyes. The eyelids are not fixed, like most geckos and all snakes. These lizards live in a wide variety of habitats, from desert to mountain to rain forest, throughout Central America and South America. Spectacled lizards are related with the Teiidae, but they look like skinks; reduced limbs and smooth scales, some species have no limbs at all. They eat mostly insects and other invertebrates, all species are oviparous.

Classification

Family Gymnophthalmidae

• Genus Alopoglossus
  Genus Amapasaurus
  Genus Anadia
  Genus Anotosaura
  Genus Argalia
  Genus Arthrosaura
  Genus Aspidolaemus
  Genus Arthroseps
  Genus Bachia
  Genus Calyptommatus
  Genus Cercosaura
  Genus Colobodactylus
  Genus Colobosaura
  Genus Colobosauroides
  Genus Echinosaura
  Genus Ecpleopus
  Genus Euspondylus
  Genus Gymnophthalmus
  Genus Heterodactylus
  Genus Iphisa
  Genus Leposoma
  Genus Macropholidus
  Genus Micrablepharus
  Genus Neusticurus
  Genus Nothobachia
  Genus Ophiognomon
  Genus Opipeuter
  Genus Pantodactylus
  Genus Pholidobolus
  Genus Placosoma
  Genus Prionodactylus
  Genus Procellosaurinus
  Genus Proctoporus
  Genus Psilophthalmus
  Genus Ptychoglossus
  Genus Riolama
  Genus Stenolepis
  Genus Teuchocercus
  Genus Tretioscincus
  Genus Vanzosaura

External links

• The EMBL Reptile Database