Yanomamia guianensis

Yanomamia guianensis is a South American lizard of the family Gymnophthalmidae.[3] It has been found only at higher elevations on Mount Ayanganna[2][4] and Mount Roraima[5] in west-central Guyana.[6]

Yanomamia guianensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Yanomamia
Species:
Y. guianensis
Binomial name
Yanomamia guianensis
(MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2001)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Arthrosaura guianensis MacCulloch and Lathrop, 2001
  • Loxopholis guianensis Goicoeche et al., 2016

References
  1. Ouboter, P. 2016. Arthrosaura guianensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44578294A44578296. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44578294A44578296.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2019.
  2. MacCulloch, R.D. & A. Lathrop (2001). "A new species of Arthrosaura (Sauria: Teiidae) from the highlands of Guyana". Caribbean Journal of Science. 37: 174–181.
  3. Yanomamia guianensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2019.
  4. MacCulloch, R.D. & A. Lathrop (2009). "Herpetofauna of Mount Ayanganna, Guyana. Results of the Royal Ontario Museum Ayanganna Expedition 2000". Royal Ontario Museum Science Contributions. Royal Ontario Museum. 4: 1–36.
  5. MacCulloch, R.D.; A. Lathrop; R.P. Reynolds; J.C. Señaris & G.R. Schneider (2007). "Herpetofauna of Mount Roraima, Guiana shield region, northeastern South America". Herpetological Review. 38: 24–30.
  6. Cole, C.J.; C.R. Townsend; R.P. Reynolds; R.D. MacCulloch & 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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