Neusticurus

Neusticurus is a genus of gymnophthalmid lizards endemic to northern South America.^[2] They are often found near streams and are semi-aquatic.^[3] Some species formerly included in this genus are now placed in Potamites, which also are semi-aquatic inhabitants of South America.^[4]

Neusticurus
Neusticurus bicarinatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Tribe:	Cercosaurini
Genus:	Neusticurus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839[1]

Species

Seven species are recognized as being valid.^[2]

• Neusticurus arekuna Kok, Bittenbinder, van den Berg, Marques-Souza, Sales Nunes, Laking, Teixeira, Fouquet, Means, MacCulloch & Rodrigues, 2018
• Neusticurus bicarinatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - two-faced neusticurus
• Neusticurus medemi Dixon & Lamar, 1981 - Medem's neusticurus
• Neusticurus racenisi Roze, 1958 - Roze's neusticurus, common Venezuelan water teiid
• Neusticurus rudis Boulenger, 1900 - red neusticurus
• Neusticurus surinamensis L. Müller, 1923 - red neusticurus
• Neusticurus tatei (C.E. Burt & M.D. Burt, 1931) - Tate's neusticurus

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