Rheosaurus
Rheosaurus sulcarostrum is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Guyana.[3] It is monotypic in the genus Rheosaurus.
| Rheosaurus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Rheosaurus Vásquez-Restrepo, Ibáñez, Sánchez-Pacheco, & Daza, 2019 |
| Species: | R. sulcarostrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rheosaurus sulcarostrum Donnelly, MacCulloch, Ugarte & Kizirian, 2006 | |
Habitat
R. sulcarostrum is found in leaf litter on the floor of high-canopy rainforest.
Geographic range
R. sulcarostrum has been found in northwestern Guyana at low elevation. Because of its secretive habitat, it is likely to be found elsewhere.
References
- Ouboter, P. & Hoogmoed, M. 2017. Echinosaura sulcarostrum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T203057A2759587. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T203057A2759587.en. Downloaded on 23 July 2019.
- Donnelly MA, MacCulloch RD, Ugarte CA, Kizirian DA (2006). "A new riparian gymnophthalmid (Squamata) from Guyana". Copeia. 2006: 396–403. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[396:anrgsf]2.0.co;2. (Echinosaura sulcarostrum, new species).
- Cole, Charles J.; Townsend, Carol R.; Reynolds, Robert P.; MacCulloch, Ross D.; Lathrop, Amy (January 2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–578. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-125.4.317.
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