Neusticurus
| Neusticurus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria or Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Neusticurus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839[1] |
Neusticurus is a genus of gymnophthalmid lizards endemic to northern South America.[2]
Species
Five species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Neusticurus bicarinatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Neusticurus medemi Dixon & Lamar, 1981
- Neusticurus racenisi Roze, 1958
- Neusticurus rudis Boulenger, 1900
- Neusticurus tatei (C.E. Burt & M.D. Burt, 1931)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Neusticurus.
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Teiidæ ... London:Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Genus Neusticurus, p. 381).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G. 1839. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. [=General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles. Volume 5.] Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Neusticurus, new genus, pp. 61-64). (in French).