Martinique spectacled tegu

Gymnophthalmus pleii
in Martinique
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Gymnophthalmus
Species:
G. pleii
Binomial name
Gymnophthalmus pleii
Bocourt, 1881
Subspecies
  • G. p. pleii Bocourt, 1881
  • G. p. luetkeni Bocourt, 1881
  • G. p. nesydrion Thomas, 1965
Synonyms
  • Gymnophthalmus pleei [sic]

Gymnophthalmus pleii, known commonly as the Martinique spectacled tegu and the rough-scaled worm lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae, a family known commonly as "microteiids". The species is found in the Caribbean, on the Lesser Antilles islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Maria I.

  1. ^ Daltry, J.C.; Powell, R.; Dewynter, M. (2017). "Gymnophthalmus pleii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178396A71745871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178396A71745871.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.