Neusticurus Explained

Neusticurus is a genus of gymnophthalmid lizards endemic to northern South America.^[1] They are often found near streams and are semi-aquatic.^[2] Some species formerly included in this genus are now placed in Potamites, which also are semi-aquatic inhabitants of South America.^[3]

Species

Seven species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Neusticurus arekuna
• Neusticurus bicarinatus - two-faced neusticurus
• Neusticurus medemi - Medem's neusticurus
• Neusticurus racenisi - Roze's neusticurus, common Venezuelan water teiid
• Neusticurus rudis - red neusticurus
• Neusticurus surinamensis - red neusticurus
• Neusticurus tatei - Tate's neusticurus

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Neusticurus.

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).

Notes and References

1. . www.reptile-database.org.
2. Bauer, Aaron M..

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   . Jackman, Todd R.. 2008. Global diversity of lizards in freshwater (Reptilia: Lacertilia). Hydrobiologia. 595. 1. 581–586. 10.1007/s10750-007-9115-0. 46493725.
3. Doan, Tiffany M.. Castoe, Todd. 2005. Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143. 3. 405–416. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00145.x. free.