Rheosaurus
| Rheosaurus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Rheosaurus Vásquez-Restrepo, Ibáñez, Sánchez-Pacheco, & Daza, 2019 |
| Species: | R. sulcarostrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Rheosaurus sulcarostrum , 2006
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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.
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.
- S2CID 85931488. (Echinosaura sulcarostrum, new species).
- S2CID 86665287.
External links
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