Neusticurus surinamensis
Neusticurus surinamensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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Neusticurus surinamensis, the red neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] It is native to Brazil[citation needed].
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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bibliography for "Neusticurus surinamensis MÜLLER 1923"- Biodiversity Heritage Library". www.biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2019). "GBIF Backbone Taxonomy". GBIF Secretariat. doi:10.15468/39omei. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. Academy of Science of St. Louis. 1933. p. 70.
Categories:
- Neusticurus
- Reptiles of Brazil
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Reptiles described in 1923
- Taxa named by Lorenz Müller
- Lizard stubs