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

Rawien Jairam; Sabitrie Jairam-Doerga

doi:10.15560/11.5.1730

Check List 11(5): e19329, doi: 10.15560/11.5.1730

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

Rawien Jairam^‡, Sabitrie Jairam-Doerga^‡

‡ Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Suriname

Corresponding author: Rawien Jairam ( rawien_2000@yahoo.com )

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Citation: Jairam R, Jairam-Doerga S (2015) First record of Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970 (Squamata: Gymnopthalmidae) in Suriname. Check List 11(5): 1730. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.5.1730

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Amapasaurus tetradactylus; Suriname; Rapid Assessment Program