Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Gymnophthalmus
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Snake-eyed Tejus, Spectacled Forest Lizards, (Spectacled Tejus)
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Natternaugentejus, Eigentliche Brillentejus
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Egentlige Brilletejuer
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1820 |  |
Gymnophthalmus Merrem (type species: Lacerta quadrilineata Linnaeus 1766) |
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1861 | |
Blepharactisis Hallowell (type species: Blepharictisis speciosa Hallowell 1861; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1876 | |
Epaphelus Cope (type species: Epaphelus sumichrastii Cope 1876; syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
Contents:
8 species, of which 2 (25.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included the species now placed in
Vanzosaura.
Distribution:
S. Mexico, Central America, N. South America, West Indies (Lesser Antilles).
Reported from:
Antigua & Barbuda
(Barbuda),
Aruba,
Belize,
Bonaire,
Brazil
(Amazonas,
Para,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Curacao,
Dominica,
El Salvador,
French Guiana,
Guatemala,
Guyana,
Honduras
(incl.
Islas de la Bahia
[Barbareta,
Guanaja,
Isla Morat,
Roatan,
Utila]),
Martinique,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca),
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Saint Lucia
(incl.
Maria Islands),
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad),
Venezuela
(incl.
Margarita).
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Gymnophthalmus cryptus
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Cryptic Snake-eyed Teju
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Kryptische Natternaugenteju
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Kryptisk Brilleteju
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1992 | |
Gymnophthalmus cryptus Hoogmoed, Cole & Ayarzaguena |
Remarks:
See remarks under underwoodi.
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Gymnophthalmus leucomystax
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White Snake-eyed Teju
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Weisse Natternaugenteju
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Hvid Brilleteju
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1991 | |
Gymnophthalmus leucomystax Vanzolini & Carvalho |
Remarks:
See remarks under underwoodi.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Roraima),
Colombia,
Guyana.
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Gymnophthalmus lineatus
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Striped Snake-eyed Teju
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Gestreifte Natternaugenteju
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Stribet Brilleteju
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1758 | |
Lacerta lineata Linnaeus |
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Gymnophthalmus lineatus Andersson 1900 |
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1766 | |
Lacerta quadrilineata Linnaeus (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1863 | |
Gymnophthalmus nitidus Reinhardt & Lütken (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1885 | |
Gymnophthalmus merremi Boulenger (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
Remarks:
Erroneously reported from Brazil and Surinam (Ugueto, Velozo, Sanchez, Villapol, Lasso-Alcalá, Barros & Rivas 2013).
Distribution:
Bonaire,
Curacao,
Venezuela
(Islas las Aves).
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Gymnophthalmus marconaterai
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Apure Snake-eyed Teju
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Apure-Natternaugenteju
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Apure-brilleteju
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2017 | |
Gymnophthalmus marconaterai García-Pérez & Schargel |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Gymnophthalmus pleei
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Rough-scaled Snake-eyed Teju, Rough-scaled Worm Lizard
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Rauhschuppen-Natternaugenteju
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Ruskællet Brilleteju
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1881 | |
Gymnophthalmus pleei Bocourt |
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1881 | |
Gymnophthalmus luetkenii Bocourt (Schwartz & Henderson 1988) |
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1965 | |
Gymnophthalmus pleei nesydrion Thomas |
Distribution:
Dominica,
Martinique,
Saint Lucia
(incl.
Maria Islands).
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Gymnophthalmus speciosus
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Golden Snake-eyed Teju, (Red-tailed Ground Lizard, Red-tailed Teiid)
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Goldener Natternaugenteju
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Gylden Brilleteju
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1861 | |
Blepharictisis speciosa Hallowell |
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Gymnophthalmus speciosus Stuart 1939 |
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1871 | |
Tretioscincus laevicaudus Cope (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
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1876 | |
Epaphelus sumichrastii Cope (Köhler 1996) |
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Gymnophthalmus sumichrasti Bocourt 1881 |
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Gymnophthalmus speciosus sumichrasti Stuart 1963 |
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1939 | |
Gymnophthalmus birdi Stuart (Köhler 1996) |
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Gymnophthalmus speciosus birdi Mertens 1952 |
Other common names:
sumichrasti: Sumichrast's Golden Snake-eyed Teju
Remarks:
Ugueto, Velozo, Sanchez, Villapol, Lasso-Alcalá, Barros & Rivas (2013) suggested that Hummelinck's (1940) record of laevicaudus (=speciosus) from Islas las Aves may represent a
misidentified lineatus.
This is provisionally followed herein.
Presence in Brazil reported by Avila-Pires (2005), but apparently overlooked(?) by Costa & Bernils (2015).
Distribution:
Aruba,
Belize,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras
(incl.
Islas de la Bahia
[Barbareta,
Guanaja,
Isla Morat,
Roatan,
Utila]),
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca),
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Venezuela
(incl.
Isla Margarita).
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Gymnophthalmus speciosus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Gymnophthalmus underwoodi
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Smooth-scaled Snake-eyed Teju, Smooth-scaled Worm Lizard
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Glattschuppige Natternaugenteju
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Glatskællet Brilleteju
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1958 | |
Gymnophthalmus underwoodi Grant |
Remarks:
The underwoodi complex consists of three cryptic species (underwoodi, cryptus, leucomystax) of which at least underwoodi is parthenogenetic. Because not all known material can be identified to species at present, the distribution stated below may include records which could prove to be cryptus or leucomystax.
Introduced to:
Antigua & Barbuda
(Antigua,
Barbuda),
Barbados,
Cuba,
Dominica,
Grenada,
Guadeloupe
(incl.
Desirade,
Iles des Saintes,
Marie-Galante),
Martinique,
Saint Barthelemy,
Saint Kitts & Nevis
(Saint Kitts),
Saint Martin,
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
(incl.
Union Island,
Saint Vincent),
U.S. Virgin Islands.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amazonas,
Roraima),
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad).
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Gymnophthalmus vanzoi
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Roraima Snake-eyed Teju
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Roraima-Natternaugenteju
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Roraima-brilleteju
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1999 | |
Gymnophthalmus vanzoi Carvalho |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amapa,
Para,
Roraima),
Guyana.
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