Gymnophthalmus leucomystax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Lacertoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Gymnophthalminae
Tribus: Gymnophthalmini
Genus: Gymnophthalmus
Species: Gymnophthalmus leucomystax

Name

Gymnophthalmus leucomystax Vanzolini & Carvalho, 1991: 214

• Holotype: MZUSP 69301, ♀, collected by C.M. Carvalho on 23 September 1988.
• Type locality: “Fazenda Salvamento, Rr [=Roraima]”, Brazil.

References

Primary references

• Vanzolini, P.E. & Carvalho, C.M. de 1991. Two sibling and sympatric species of Gymnophthalmus in Roraima, Brazil (Sauria: Teiidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 37(12): 173–226. DOI: 10.11606/0031-1049.1990.37.p173-226 Reference page. 

Links

• Hoogmoed, M.S. 2019. IUCN: Gymnophthalmus leucomystax  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T67657002A67657006. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T67657002A67657006.en. Accessed on 16 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: White Spectacied Tegu