Gymnophthalmidae (Spectacled Lizards)

Family

Spectacled Lizards

Gymnophthalmidae

38 species in our catalog · found in 44 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyGymnophthalmidae (Spectacled Lizards)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Magdalena River Tegu

Tretioscincus bifasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Trinidad worm lizard

Bachia trinitatis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Red Neusticurus

Neusticurus rudis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

White-spotted Riolama

Riolama leucosticta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Striped Lightbulb Lizard

Riama striata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rio Magdalena Root Teju

Loxopholis rugiceps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pholidobolus celsiae

Pholidobolus celsiae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Arthrosaure De Kock

Arthrosaura kockii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Parker's Pholiodobolus

Macropholidus annectens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cuilanes of Hillis

Pholidobolus hillisi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Golden Spectacled Tegu

Gymnophthalmus speciosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Palmer’s Teiid

Echinosaura palmeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Dorbigny's Bachia

Bachia dorbignyi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

White's bachia

Bachia whitei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spiny Colobosaura

Acratosaura spinosa

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Elegant Eyed Lizard

Cercosaura argulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Northern Root Teju

Loxopholis southi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ocellated Tegu

Cercosaura ocellata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Smooth Tegu

Tretioscincus agilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Underwood's Spectacled Tegu

Gymnophthalmus underwoodi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bogotá Anadia

Anadia bogotensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Ocellated Anadia

Anadia ocellata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Big-scaled Neusticurus

Potamites strangulatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Common Stream Lizard

Potamites ecpleopus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Common Root Teju

Loxopholis parietalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mountain Pholiodobolus

Pholidobolus montium

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid

Cercosaura schreibersii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

White-Striped Eyed Lizard

Cercosaura oshaughnessyi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Parker's Many-fingered Teiid

Cercosaura parkeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cercosaura hypnoides

Cercosaura hypnoides

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lagartinho-da-mata

Ecpleopus gaudichaudii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Peruvian Stream Lizard

Potamites erythrocularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eigenmann's Eyed Lizard

Cercosaura eigenmanni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colombian Lightbulb Lizard

Riama columbiana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Anadia hollandi

Anadia hollandi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lagartinho

Placosoma glabellum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Water Lizard

Centrosaura apodema

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Stacy's Bachia

Bachia trisanale

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Spectacled Lizards

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~70%
	Magdalena River Tegu			~60%
	Rio Magdalena Root Teju			~20%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
2	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	~50%
	Red Neusticurus			Insufficient data
	White-spotted Riolama			Insufficient data
3	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	~40%
	Trinidad worm lizard			~30%
	White's bachia			Insufficient data
4	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3	~40%
	Arthrosaure De Kock			Insufficient data
	Ocellated Tegu			Insufficient data
	Smooth Tegu			Insufficient data
5	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~40%
	Striped Lightbulb Lizard			~20%
	Bogotá Anadia			Insufficient data
	Cercosaura hypnoides			Insufficient data
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~30%
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			~10%
	Common Root Teju			~10%
	Common Stream Lizard			~10%
	White-Striped Eyed Lizard			~10%
7	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~30%
	Parker's Pholiodobolus			~20%
	Cuilanes of Hillis			~20%
8	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	~30%
	Pholidobolus celsiae			~20%
	Palmer’s Teiid			Insufficient data
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			Insufficient data
	🦎 Anadia hollandi			Insufficient data
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~30%
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			~10%
	Common Stream Lizard			~10%
	White-Striped Eyed Lizard			~10%
	Common Root Teju			Insufficient data
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	6	~30%
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			~10%
	Peruvian Stream Lizard			~10%
	Eigenmann's Eyed Lizard			~10%
	Dorbigny's Bachia			Insufficient data
	Common Stream Lizard			Insufficient data
	Stacy's Bachia			Insufficient data
11	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~20%
	Big-scaled Neusticurus			Insufficient data
	Common Stream Lizard			Insufficient data
12	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~20%
	Eigenmann's Eyed Lizard			Insufficient data
	Ocellated Tegu			Insufficient data
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			Insufficient data
	Dorbigny's Bachia			Insufficient data
13	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Northern Root Teju			~10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
14	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~20%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
15	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Palmer’s Teiid			Insufficient data
16	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Pholidobolus celsiae			~10%
	Colombian Lightbulb Lizard			Insufficient data
17	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Dorbigny's Bachia			Insufficient data
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~10%
	Northern Root Teju			~10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
	Rio Magdalena Root Teju			Insufficient data
19	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Spiny Colobosaura			Insufficient data
20	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Ocellated Tegu			Insufficient data
21	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~10%
	Rio Magdalena Root Teju			Insufficient data
	Water Lizard			Insufficient data
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
23	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~10%
	Underwood's Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
24	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Rio Magdalena Root Teju			Insufficient data
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
25	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Ocellated Anadia			Insufficient data
26	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Lagartinho-da-mata			Insufficient data
	Lagartinho			Insufficient data
27	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			Insufficient data
28	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Root Teju			~10%
29	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Ocellated Anadia			~10%
30	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Mountain Pholiodobolus			Insufficient data
31	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid			Insufficient data
32	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
33	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
34	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
35	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid			Insufficient data
36	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
37	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Parker's Many-fingered Teiid			Insufficient data
38	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
39	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
40	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
41	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
42	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
43	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
44	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data