Martinique spectacled tegu

Gymnophthalmus pleii, known commonly as the Martinique spectacled tegu and the rough-scaled worm lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae, a family known commonly as "microteiids". The species is found in the Caribbean, on the Lesser Antilles islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Maria I.

Gymnophthalmus pleii
in Martinique
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Gymnophthalmus
Species:	G. pleii
Binomial name
Gymnophthalmus pleii Bocourt, 1881
Subspecies
G. p. pleii Bocourt, 1881 G. p. luetkeni Bocourt, 1881 G. p. nesydrion Thomas, 1965
Synonyms
Gymnophthalmus pleei [sic]

Taxonomy and geographic range

The nominate subspecies, G. p. pleii, 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.

Etymology

The specific name pleii, is in honor of French botanist Auguste Plée.^[2]