Neusticurus surinamensis
Neusticurus surinamensis, the red neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] It is native to Brazil .
| Neusticurus surinamensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Neusticurus |
| Species: | N. surinamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neusticurus surinamensis Müller, 1923 | |
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
- Neusticurus surinamensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 July 2019.
- "Bibliography for "Neusticurus surinamensis MÜLLER 1923"- Biodiversity Heritage Library". www.biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2019). "GBIF Backbone Taxonomy". GBIF Secretariat. doi:10.15468/39omei. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. Academy of Science of St. Louis. 1933. p. 70.
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