Yanomamia guianensis is a South American lizard of the family Gymnophthalmidae.[3] It has been found only at higher elevations on Mount Ayanganna[2][4] and Mount Roraima[5] in west-central Guyana.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Yanomamia |
| Species: | Y. guianensis
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| Yanomamia guianensis (MacCulloch & Lathrop, 2001)[2]
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References
edit- ^ Ouboter, P. 2016. Arthrosaura guianensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44578294A44578296. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44578294A44578296.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2019.
- ^ a b MacCulloch, R.D. & A. Lathrop (2001). "A new species of Arthrosaura (Sauria: Teiidae) from the highlands of Guyana". Caribbean Journal of Science. 37: 174–181.
- ^ a b Yanomamia guianensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2019.
- ^ MacCulloch, R.D. & A. Lathrop (2009). "Herpetofauna of Mount Ayanganna, Guyana. Results of the Royal Ontario Museum Ayanganna Expedition 2000". Royal Ontario Museum Science Contributions. 4. Royal Ontario Museum: 1–36.
- ^ MacCulloch, R.D.; A. Lathrop; R.P. Reynolds; J.C. Señaris & G.R. Schneider (2007). "Herpetofauna of Mount Roraima, Guiana shield region, northeastern South America". Herpetological Review. 38: 24–30.
- ^ Cole, C.J.; C.R. Townsend; R.P. Reynolds; R.D. MacCulloch & A. Lathrop (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317.