Gymnophthalmidae
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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
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