First record of Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970 (Squamata: Gymnopthalmidae) in Suriname

First record of Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970 (Squamata: Gymnopthalmidae) in Suriname

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. tetradact...

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Main Authors: Rawien Jairam, Sabitrie Jairam-Doerga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-09-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19329/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-528ae4491da447dcbe68ca66acdf19672021-05-21T15:17:38ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2015-09-011151410.15560/11.5.173019329First record of Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970 (Squamata: Gymnopthalmidae) in SurinameRawien Jairam0Sabitrie Jairam-Doerga1Anton de Kom University of SurinameAnton de Kom University of SurinameA 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.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19329/download/pdf/
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First record of Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970 (Squamata: Gymnopthalmidae) in Suriname
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title First record of Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970 (Squamata: Gymnopthalmidae) in Suriname
title_short First record of Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970 (Squamata: Gymnopthalmidae) in Suriname
title_full First record of Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970 (Squamata: Gymnopthalmidae) in Suriname
title_fullStr First record of Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970 (Squamata: Gymnopthalmidae) in Suriname
title_full_unstemmed First record of Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970 (Squamata: Gymnopthalmidae) in Suriname
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description 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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