''Pantepuisaurus'' is a
genus of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is
monotypic, containing only one
species, ''Pantepuisaurus rodriguesi''. The species is
endemic to
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
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Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''rodriguesi'', is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues
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Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael (given name), Michael. It may refer to:
Places
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[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pantepuisaurus rodriguesi'', p. 224).]
Geographic range
''P. rodriguesi'' occurs in western Guyana.
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Habitat
The preferred
habitats of ''P. rodriguesi'' are
forest,
grassland, and freshwater
wetland, at an altitude of .
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References
Further reading
* Cole CJ, Townsend CR, Reynolds RP, MacCulloch RD, Lathrop A (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 + Plates 580–620.
* Kok PJR (2009). "Lizard in the clouds: a new highland genus and species of Gymnophthalmidae (Reptilia: Squamata) from Maringma tepui, western Guyana". ''Zootaxa'' 1992: 53–67. (''Pantepuisaurus rodriguesi'', new genus and species).
Gymnophthalmidae
Lizard genera
Taxa named by Philippe J.R. Kok
Fauna of the Tepuis
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