Yanomamia hoogmoedi

Yanomamia hoogmoedi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Guyana.

Yanomamia hoogmoedi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Yanomamia
Species:	Y. hoogmoedi
Binomial name
Yanomamia hoogmoedi (Kok, 2008)
Synonyms[2]
Arthrosaura hoogmoedi Kok, 2008 Loxopholis hoogmoedi — Goicoechea et al., 2016 Yanomamia hoogmoedi — Pellegrino et al., 2018

Etymology

The specific name, hoogmoedi, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Marinus Steven Hoogmoed.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Y. hoogmoedi is forest, at altitudes around 2,100 m (6,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Y. hoogmoedi is oviparous.^[2]