Pantepuisaurus

Pantepuisaurus is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, containing only one species, Pantepuisaurus rodriguesi. The species is endemic to Guyana.

Pantepuisaurus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Pantepuisaurus Kok, 2009
Species:	P. rodriguesi
Binomial name
Pantepuisaurus rodriguesi Kok, 2009

Etymology

The specific name, rodriguesi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues.^[2]

Geographic range

P. rodriguesi occurs in western Guyana.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of P. rodriguesi are forest, grassland, and freshwater wetland, at an altitude of 2,080 m (6,820 ft).^[1][3]