Calyptommatus is a genus of Brazilian lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.
The genus shows extreme reduction of hind limbs and absence of fore limbs. Also prefrontals, frontals, supraoculars, and frontoparietals are absent.
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Calyptommatus is a genus of Brazilian lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.
The genus shows extreme reduction of hind limbs and absence of fore limbs. Also prefrontals, frontals, supraoculars, and frontoparietals are absent.