Yanomamia hoogmoedi

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Yanomamia hoogmoedi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
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

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

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]

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