Gelanesaurus flavogularis is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.
Geographic range G. flavogularis is found in Napo and Tungurahua Provinces, eastern Ecuador. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of G. flavogularis, is freshwater wetlands within forest, at altitudes of .
Description G. flavogularis can be identified by the presence of calcareous spinules on flounces of the hemipenis. The tail is slightly compressed and lack tubercles. Tubercles are also absent from the sides of the neck and the gular region. (Potamites flavogularis, new species).
Reproduction The mode of reproduction of G. flavogularis is unknown.
References
Further reading Torres-Carvajal O, Lobos SE, Venegas PJ, Chávez G, Aguirre-Peñafiel V, Zurita D, Echevarría LY (2016). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the most diverse clade of South American gymnophthalmid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurinae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 99: 63–75. (Gelanesaurus flavogularis, new combination).