Gelanesaurus flavogularis

Gelanesaurus flavogularis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Gelanesaurus
Species:	G. flavogularis
Binomial name
	Gelanesaurus flavogularis; (Altamirano-Benavides, Zaher, Lobo, Grazziotin, Sales Nunes & Rodrigues, 2013)
Synonyms
	Potamites flavogularis ; Altamirano-Benavides et al., 2013; Gelanesaurus flavogularis ; — Torres-Carvajal et al., 2016;

Gelanesaurus flavogularis is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Geographic range

G. flavogularis is found in Napo and Tungurahua Provinces, eastern Ecuador.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. flavogularis, is freshwater wetlands within forest, at altitudes of 1,440–1,800 m (4,720–5,910 ft).^[1]

Description

G. flavogularis can be identified by the presence of calcareous spinules on flounces of the hemipenis. The tail is slightly compressed and lack tubercles. Tubercles are also absent from the sides of the neck and the gular region.^[4]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of G. flavogularis is unknown.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Yánez-Muñoz, M. (2021). "Gelanesaurus flavogularis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T89929298A89929301.en. Accessed on 13 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gelanesaurus flavogularis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 July 2019.
^ "Microteiids". Reptiles of Ecuador. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ Altamirano-Benavides, M.A.; Zaher, H.; Lobo, L.M.; Grazziotin, F.G.; Sales Nunes, P.M.; Rodrigues, M.T. [in French] (2013). "A new species of lizard genus Potamites (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from eastern Ecuador". Zootaxa. 3717 (3): 345–358. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3717.3.4. PMID 26176110. Retrieved 19 June 2017. (Potamites flavogularis, new species).