Lizards of
Mexico  
Scaly-tongued Spectacled Tejus
(Gymnophthalmidae)  

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General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable.
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Lizards (Sauria)
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Species
References
 Family Gymnophthalmidae (Scaly-tongued Spectacled Tejus)
Genus Gymnophthalmus (Snake-eyed Tejus)
 
Gymnophthalmus speciosus

Golden Snake-eyed Teju

Alvarez del Toro 1982 Casas-Andreu, Mendez-de la Cruz & Aguilar-Miguel 2004 Flores-Villela 1993 Johnson 1990 Johnson, Mata-Silva, García-Padilla & Wilson 2015 Köhler 2000 Liner 1994 Liner 2007 Mata-Silva, Johnson, Wilson & García-Padilla 2015 Smith & Taylor 1950 Wilson & Johnson 2010 Wilson, Mata-Silva & Johnson 2013