Neusticurus surinamensis

Neusticurus surinamensis, the red neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[1] It is native to northern South America.

Neusticurus surinamensis
In French Guiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Neusticurus
Species:	N. surinamensis
Binomial name
Neusticurus surinamensis Müller, 1923

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]

In French Guiana

Range

Neusticurus surinamensis has been observed in Suriname, Brazil, and French Guiana.^[3] Others generalize the range to all of northern South America^[4]