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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
