Arthrosaura guianensis
| Arthrosaura | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Arthrosaura |
| Species: | A. guianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Arthrosaura guianensis MacCulloch, 2001[1] | |
Arthrosaura guianensis is a South American lizard of the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] It has been found only at higher elevations on Mount Ayanganna[1][3] and Mount Roraima[4] in west-central Guyana.[5]
References
- 1 2 MacCulloch, R.D. and A. Lathrop (2001). "A new species of Arthrosaura (Sauria: Teiidae) from the highlands of Guyana". Caribbean Journal of Science 37: 174–181.
- ↑ Arthrosaura guianensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2014.
- ↑ MacCulloch, R.D. and A. Lathrop (2009). "Herpetofauna of Mount Ayanganna, Guyana. Results of the Royal Ontario Museum Ayanganna Expedition 2000". Royal Ontario Museum Science Contributions 4: 1–36.
- ↑ MacCulloch, R.D., A. Lathrop, R.P. Reynolds, J.C. Señaris and G.R. Schneider (2007). "Herpetofauna of Mount Roraima, Guiana shield region, northeastern South America". Herpetological Review 38: 24–30.
- ↑ Cole, C.J., C.R. Townsend, R.P. Reynolds, R.D. MacCulloch and A. Lathrop (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: 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317.
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