Gelanesaurus

Gelanesaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae from Colombia and Ecuador. They were included in Potamites until 2016 where they were moved to Gelanesaurus.[1]

Gelanesaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Gelanesaurus
Torres-Carvajal, Lobos, Venegas, Chávez, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Zurita, & Echevarría, 2016

Species

The genus Gelanesaurus contains two species which are recognized as being valid.[2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gelanesaurus.

References

  1. Torres-Carvajal; Lobos; Venegas; Chávez; Aguirre-Peñafiel; Zurita; Echevarría (2016). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the most diverse clade of South American gymnophthalmid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurinae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 63–75. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.03.006. PMID 26975692.
  2. "Gelanesaurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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