Roraima tegu
Gymnophthalmus vanzoi Carvalho, 1999
Status not recordedlizards
The roraima tegu (Gymnophthalmus vanzoi) is a species in the family Gymnophthalmidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 954.8 mg and reach 3.65 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the roraima tegu
- Weight
- 954.8 mgsrc for Weight
- Length
- 3.65 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland, shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the roraima tegu?
Where does the roraima tegu live?
Not recorded
Is the roraima tegu endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the roraima tegu classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyGymnophthalmidae
- genusGymnophthalmus
- SpeciesGymnophthalmus vanzoi Carvalho, 1999
Other names and names in other languages (1)
- BribaPortuguese
Relatives of the roraima tegu
Other species in the same genus Gymnophthalmus.
Striped spectacled tegu
Gymnophthalmus lineatus
Golden Tegulet
Gymnophthalmus speciosus
Cryptic spectacled tegu
Gymnophthalmus cryptus
White Spectacied tegu
Gymnophthalmus leucomystax
Wormlizard
Gymnophthalmus underwoodi
Rough-scaled Tegulet
Gymnophthalmus pleii
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the roraima tegu?
An adult roraima tegu weighs 954.8 mg and measures 3.65 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the roraima tegu?
The roraima tegu (Gymnophthalmus vanzoi) belongs to the family Gymnophthalmidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
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