Gymnophthalmidae
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{{Taxobox
| name = Gymnophthalmidae
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| familia = '''Gymnophthalmidae'''
}}
'''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 ''[[Petracola]]''
*Genus ''[[Pholidobolus]]''
*Genus ''[[Placosoma]]''
*Genus ''[[Prionodactylus]]''
*Genus ''[[Procellosaurinus]]''
*Genus ''[[Proctoporus]]''
*Genus ''[[Psilophthalmus]]''
*Genus ''[[Ptychoglossus]]''
*Genus ''[[Riolama]]''
*Genus ''[[Stenolepis]]''
*Genus ''[[Teuchocercus]]''
*Genus ''[[Tretioscincus]]''
*Genus ''[[Vanzosaura]]''
==External links==
* [http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/Metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Reptilia/Lepidosauromorpha/Scincomorpha/Gymnophthalmidae/Gymnophthalmidae.htm Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Gymnophthalmidae]
[[Category:Lizards]]
[[Category:Spectacled lizards]]
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