The skink tegu (''Leposoma scincoides'') is a species of

lizard Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic isla ...

in the family

Gymnophthalmidae Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards with at least 250 species, sometimes known commonly as spectacled lizards or microteiids. They are called "spectacled" because of their transparent lower eyelids, which allow them to still see with closed ...

. It is endemic to Brazil.

References

Leposoma Spectacled lizards of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Reptiles described in 1825 Taxa named by Johann Baptist von Spix {{gymnophthalmidae-stub