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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Kaieteurosaurus Kok, 2005 |
| Species: | K. hindsi
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| Kaieteurosaurus hindsi Kok, 2005
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Etymology edit
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 edit
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 edit
K. hindsi is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kaieteurosaurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Kaieteurosaurus hindsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 June 2020.
- ^ 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 edit
- 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).
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