Retinosaurus

Retinosaurus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, (early Albian),
(a) Photograph of the specimen in amber and (b-e) HRCT rendering of the integument
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Genus: †Retinosaurus
Čerňanský et al., 2022
Species:
†R. hkamtiensis
Binomial name
†Retinosaurus hkamtiensis
Čerňanský et al., 2022

Retinosaurus (meaning "amber lizard") is an extinct genus of scincomorph lizard from the Early Cretaceous of Myanmar. The genus contains a single species, Retinosaurus hkamtiensis, known from a specimen preserved in amber.

Life restoration of the holotype individual before being trapped in amber