Neusticurus surinamensis

Neusticurus surinamensis, the red neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] It is native to northern South America.

Neusticurus surinamensis
In French Guiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Neusticurus
Species:
N. surinamensis
Binomial name
Neusticurus surinamensis
Müller, 1923

Taxonomy

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Neusticurus 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]

 
In French Guiana

Range

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Neusticurus surinamensis has been observed in Suriname, Brazil, and French Guiana.[3] Others generalize the range to all of northern South America[4]

References

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  1. ^ Neusticurus surinamensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Bibliography for "Neusticurus surinamensis MÜLLER 1923"- Biodiversity Heritage Library". www.biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  3. ^ a b Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2019). "GBIF Backbone Taxonomy". GBIF Secretariat. doi:10.15468/39omei. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. Vol. 28. Academy of Science of St. Louis. 1933. p. 70.