Rheosaurus

Rheosaurus sulcarostrum is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Guyana.^[3] It is monotypic in the genus Rheosaurus.

Rheosaurus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Rheosaurus Vásquez-Restrepo, Ibáñez, Sánchez-Pacheco, & Daza, 2019
Species:	R. sulcarostrum
Binomial name
Rheosaurus sulcarostrum Donnelly, MacCulloch, Ugarte & Kizirian, 2006

Habitat

R. sulcarostrum is found in leaf litter on the floor of high-canopy rainforest.

Geographic range

R. sulcarostrum has been found in northwestern Guyana at low elevation. Because of its secretive habitat, it is likely to be found elsewhere.