''Neusticurus surinamensis'', the red neusticurus, is a species of

lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...

in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is native to northern South America.

Taxonomy

''Neusticurus surinamensis'' is a species from the genus

Neusticurus ''Neusticurus'' is a genus of gymnophthalmid lizards endemic to northern South America.. www.reptile-database.org. They are often found near streams and are semi-aquatic. Some species formerly included in this genus are now placed in ''Potamite ...

and was first described by this scientific name by

Lorenz Müller Lorenz Müller (18 February 1868 in Mainz – 1 February 1953 in Munich) was a German herpetologist. Professor Lorenz Müller was known for his studies on the Balearic Islands species of the genus ''Podarcis'' (wall lizards) during the 1920s, in ...

, who described a specimen found near Albina, a border town in

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

. The species is also known by its synonym

Neusticurus rudis ''Neusticurus rudis'', the red neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South Americ ...

Range

''Neusticurus surinamensis'' has been observed in

, Brazil, and French Guiana. Others generalize the range to all of northern South America

References

Neusticurus Spectacled lizards of Brazil Reptiles of French Guiana Reptiles of Suriname Reptiles described in 1923 Taxa named by Lorenz Müller {{lizard-stub