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Kaieteurosaurus

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Kaieteurosaurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Kaieteurosaurus
Kok, 2005
Species:
K. hindsi
Binomial name
Kaieteurosaurus hindsi
Kok, 2005

Kaieteurosaurus is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, i.e., it has only one species, Kaieteurosaurus hindsi.[2] It is endemic to Guyana where it is known from the Kaieteur National Park.[1][3]

Etymology

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The genus name refers to the type locality, Kaieteur National Park, combined with the Greek sauros for "lizard". The specific name hindsi honors Sam Hinds, the Prime Minister of Guyana.[3][4]

Ecology and description

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The holotype of K. hindsi (as of 2016 the only known specimen) was collected in tall mixed forest at 440 m (1,440 ft) above sea level.[1] It is a small lizard measuring about 44 mm (1.7 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[3]

Behavior

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K. hindsi is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]

Reproduction

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K. hindsi is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ouboter, P. (2016). "Kaieteurosaurus hindsi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T66080903A66080912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T66080903A66080912.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kaieteurosaurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Kaieteurosaurus hindsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kaieteurosaurus hindsi, p. 124).

Further reading

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  • 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.
  • Kok PJR (2005). "A New Genus and Species of Gymnophthalmid Lizard (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Kaieteur National Park, Guyana". Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Biologie 75: 35–45. (Kaieteurosaurus, new genus; K. hindsi, new species).