Gymnophthalmus pleei
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| Martinique spectacled tegu in Martinique | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Gymnophthalmus |
| Species: | G. pleei |
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Gymnophthalmus pleei Bocourt, 1881 |
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The Martinique spectacled tegu or rough-scaled worm lizard (Gymnophthalmus pleei ) is a species of 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.
The specific name, pleei or pleii, is in honor of French botanist Auguste Plée.
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