Martinique spectacled tegu
| Martinique spectacled tegu | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Gymnophthalmus |
| Species: | G. pleei Bocourt, 1881 |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnophthalmus pleei | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Gymnophthalmus pleii | |
The Martinique spectacled tegu or rough-scaled worm lizard (Gymnophthalmus pleei) is a microteiid lizard found in the Caribbean, on the Lesser Antilles islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Maria I.
The nominate subspecies, G. p. pleei, is endemic to Martinique, and G. p. luetkeni and G. p. nesydrion are restricted to Saint Lucia. The populations on Guadeloupe and Dominica have not yet been assigned to subspecies.
References
- ↑ Ineich, I., Breuil, M., Hedges, S.B. & Powell, R. (2010). "Gymnophthalmus pleii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. Macmillan Education Ltd. pp. 33–34, 84, 91, 93. ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
- Schwartz, A.; Henderson, R. W. (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. University of Florida Press. ISBN 0-8130-1049-7.
External links
- Gymnophthalmus pleei at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Gymnophthalmus pleei at the Reptile Database
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