Lizard in the clouds: A new highland genus and species of Gymnophthalmidae (Reptilia: Squamata) from Maringma tepui, western Guyana

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1992, 2009, Pages 53-67

  Kok, Philippe J R ^a  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endemism; Guiana shield; Microteiid; Pantepui; Pantepuisaurus rodriguesi gen. nov. sp. nov.; Taxonomy; Tepuis

Indexed keywords

GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 64249124478     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1992.1.4     Document Type: Article

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