Amapasaurus
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| Genus: | Amapasaurus Cunha, 1970
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| Species: | A. tetradactylus
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| Amapasaurus tetradactylus Cunha, 1970
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Amapasaurus is a genus of the spectacled lizard family Gymnophthalmidae from Amapá state in northern Brazil. It contains a single species, Amapasaurus tetradactylus (four-toed amapasaurus). It is similar to Leposoma, but it has four instead of five fingers.[2] Not much is known about the species but it may be threatened by deforestation and mining although the exact impact is unknown.
References
- ^ Template:IUCN2013.1
- ^ Amapasaurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 July 2013.
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