Neusticurus surinamensis, the red neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] It is native to northern South America.
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| In French Guiana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Neusticurus |
| Species: | N. surinamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neusticurus surinamensis Müller, 1923
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Taxonomy
editNeusticurus surinamensis is a species from the genus Neusticurus and was first described by this scientific name by Lorenz Müller, who described a specimen found near Albina, a border town in Suriname.[2] The species is also known by its synonym Neusticurus rudis[2][3]
Range
editNeusticurus surinamensis has been observed in Suriname, Brazil, and French Guiana.[3] Others generalize the range to all of northern South America[4]
References
edit- ^ Neusticurus surinamensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Bibliography for "Neusticurus surinamensis MÜLLER 1923"- Biodiversity Heritage Library". www.biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ a b Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2019). "GBIF Backbone Taxonomy". GBIF Secretariat. doi:10.15468/39omei.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. Vol. 28. Academy of Science of St. Louis. 1933. p. 70.
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