Rough-scaled Tegulet
Gymnophthalmus pleii Bocourt, 1881
Status not recordedlizards
The rough-scaled tegulet (Gymnophthalmus pleii) is a species in the family Gymnophthalmidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 889 mg and reach 3.57 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the rough-scaled tegulet
- Weight
- 889 mgsrc for Weight
- Length
- 3.57 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- 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 rough-scaled tegulet?
Where does the rough-scaled tegulet live?
Not recorded
Is the rough-scaled tegulet 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 rough-scaled tegulet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyGymnophthalmidae
- genusGymnophthalmus
- SpeciesGymnophthalmus pleii Bocourt, 1881
Synonyms Gymnophthalmus pleei nesydrion
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Martinique spectacled teguEnglish
- Rough-scaled worm lizardEnglish
- Ruskællet BrilletejuDanish
- Gymnophthalme de PléeFrench
- Gymnophthalme de Plée (Le)French
Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISITISTAXREFTAXREFWikidataWikidata
Relatives of the rough-scaled tegulet
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
Roraima tegu
Gymnophthalmus vanzoi
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rough-scaled tegulet?
An adult rough-scaled tegulet weighs 889 mg and measures 3.57 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the rough-scaled tegulet?
The rough-scaled tegulet (Gymnophthalmus pleii) belongs to the family Gymnophthalmidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. 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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