Lizard in the clouds: a new highland genus and species of Gymnophthalmidae (Reptilia: Squamata) from Maringma tepui, western Guyana Author Kok, Philippe J. R. text Zootaxa 2009 1992 53 67 journal article 48657 10.5281/zenodo.185553 3ec6241f-1e53-4eda-abef-b9f59fa98c18 1175-5326 185553

TABLE 1. Summary of main diagnostic characters for Pantepuisaurus gen. nov. and two possibly related genera (Adercosaurus and Kaieteurosaurus). The diagnostic characters are those currently used to separate genera in the tribe Ecpleopini [sensu Pellegrino et al. (2001); Ecpleopinae sensu Castoe et al. (2004)]. Based on Myers and Donnelly (2001), Kok (2005) and the present paper.

	Adercosaurus	Kaieteurosaurus	Pantepuisaurus gen. nov.
Condition of the posterior margin of the interparietal and parietals	Interparietal distinctly projecting beyond parietals, posterior margin of parietals and interparietal forming a jagged irregular line	Interparietal and parietals of approximately similar length, forming a more or less straight posterior margin	Interparietal distinctly projecting beyond parietals, posterior margin of parietals and interparietal forming a jagged irregular line
Condition of the ventral scales	Quadrangular, smooth, slightly imbricate, in transverse and longitudinal rows	Lanceolate, broadly keeled (keel most conspicuous on anteriormost and posteriormost ventrals), strongly imbricate, in transverse rows only	Mucronate, broadly keeled, strongly imbricate, in transverse rows only
Presence of prefrontals	Yes	No	Yes
Number of pairs of genials	3	2	3
Second pair of genials in contact with two infralabials	Yes	Yes	No
Tongue morphology	Covered by oblique, anteriorly converging plicae, interrupted by a midsection of imbricate scalelike papillae (rear of tongue covered by plicae)	Anterodorsally covered by oblique, anteriorly converging plicae, posterodorsally covered by large imbricate scalelike papillae (rear of tongue covered by plicae)	Anterodorsally covered by oblique, anteriorly converging plicae, posterodorsally covered by large imbricate scalelike papillae (rear of tongue covered by papillae)
Hemipenial morphology	Bilobed with series of curved transverse plicae lacking mineralized spicules	Unknown	Bilobed with series of curved transverse plicae bearing mineralized spicules.