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 |
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.
R. sulcarostrum is found in leaf litter on the floor of high-canopy rainforest.
R. sulcarostrum has been found in northwestern Guyana at low elevation. Because of its secretive habitat, it is likely to be found elsewhere.