Open AccessFirst record of Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970 (Squamata: Gymnopthalmidae) in Suriname
Author(s) -
Rawien Jairam,
Sabitrie Jairam-Doerga
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1809-127X
DOI - 10.15560/11.5.1730
Subject(s) - squamata , range (aeronautics) , geography , shield , archaeology , geology , paleontology , engineering , aerospace engineering
A new country record for the Guiana Shield endemic Amapasaurus tetradactylus is noted for Suriname. The only specimen was captured during a Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) of Conservation International in the upper Palumeu river, south Suriname. This range extension shows the presence of A. tetradactylus in yet another country of the Guiana shield. A range extension of 290 km southwards is noted for this new record.
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