Neusticurus surinamensis
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

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

Taxonomy

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]

Range

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

References

  1. Neusticurus surinamensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Bibliography for "Neusticurus surinamensis MÜLLER 1923"- Biodiversity Heritage Library". www.biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  3. 1 2 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.


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