Amapasaurus tetradactylus

Taxobox
name = Amapasaurus
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Sauria
familia = Gymnophthalmidae
genus = "Amapasaurus"
species = "A. tetradactylus"
binomial = "Amapasaurus tetradactylus"

The Amapasaurus is a lizard that was discovered in 1970 by Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha. Also known as the four-toed Amapasaurus, this creature is found in Brazil and Guyana. It is very similar to the Leposoma family, except for the number of fingers. "Amapasaurus tetradactylus" has four digits, and the Leposomas have five.

External links

* [http://srs.embl-heidelberg.de:8000/srs5bin/cgi-bin/wgetz?-e+REPTILIA-Species:%27Amapasaurus_SP_tetradactylus%27 Factsheet from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany.]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/herplit/.Public/1970-79.txt List of publishings, mentioning Cunha's article]
*Journal Article: Lacertilios da Amazonia IV - Um novo genero e especie de lagarto do territorio federal do Amapa (Lacertilia-Teiidae) Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi 741-8 ISBN 90-73239-40-0