Neusticurus surinamensis MÜLLER, 1923
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Neusticurus surinamensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Red Neusticurus |
| Synonym | Neusticurus surinamensis MÜLLER 1923: 295 Neusticurus dejongi BRONGERSMA 1927: 543 Neusticurus surinamensis — KOK et al. 2018 |
| Distribution | Brazil (Pará) Type locality: Monte Dourado, Área 56, Almeirim Municipality, State of Pará, Brazil (0°42'43”S / 52°40'01”W) (neotype locality). |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Neotype. MPEG 24032, male, collected on a secondary forest in a 35L pitfall trap at 11:15 AM by T.A. Gardner and M.A. Ribeiro Jr. in 29.vi.2005. Holotype: ZSM 20/1923 (lost in World War II, according to Uzzell 1966 and Franzen & Glaw 2007), male. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Neusticurus surinamensis can be distinguished of all other members of Neusticurus by the following combination of characters: frontonasal divided, prefrontals and frontal present, tympanum superficial, temporals distinctly heterogeneous in size, often with one temporal scale distinctly larger than adjacent ones, approximately in the middle of temporal region, clear distinction between gular and neck scales, tubercles on dorsum developed, juxtaposed, forming a continuous and straight row from occiput to the base of tail, flanks covered with large trihedral tubercles, surrounded by many small scales, verticils on tail with 2 dorsal tubercles and 3-4 lateral scales, 30-41 dorsal tubercles on longitudinal row, 31-45 total pores in males (Marques-Souza et al. 2018: 2, supplementary information). |
| Comment | Synonymy: previously synonymized with N. rudis, but resurrected by Kok et al. 2018 and Marques-Souza et al. 2018. |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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