Kaieteurosaurus hindsi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Ecpleopodini
Genus: Kaieteurosaurus
Species: Kaieteurosaurus hindsi

Name

Kaieteurosaurus hindsi Kok, 2005: 36

• Holotype: IRSNB 2628, adult ♂, collected by Philippe Kok, Hemchandranauth Sambhu, Reuben Williams and Festus Marco on 23 November 2004.
• Type locality: “on Tukeit trail , ca. 1,250m NEE from the beginning of the Kaieteur National Park airstrip (from point closest to the gorge), 420 m elevation, Kaieteur National Park, Potaro-Siparuni district, Guyana”.

References

Primary references

• Kok, P.J.R. 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. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Kaieteurosaurus hindsi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 September 2022.
• Ouboter, P. 2016. IUCN: Kaieteurosaurus hindsi  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T66080903A66080912. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T66080903A66080912.en. Accessed on 10 September 2022.