- Martinique Spectacled Tegu
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Martinique Spectacled Tegu Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Gymnophthalmidae Genus: Gymnophthalmus Species: G. pleei
Bocourt, 1881Binomial name Gymnophthalmus pleei Subspecies - G. p. pleei
- G. p. luetkeni
- G. p. nesydrion
Synonyms Gymnophthalmus pleii
The Martinique Spectacled Tegu (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
- 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 0813010497.
External links
- Gymnophthalmus pleei at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Gymnophthalmus pleei at the Reptile Database
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