Neusticurus surinamensis MÜLLER, 1923

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Higher Taxa	Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
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). Additional details (3581 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
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.
References	Kok, Philippe J. R.; Mátyás A. Bittenbinder, Joris K. van den Berg, Sergio Marques-Souza, Pedro M. Sales Nunes, Alexandra E. Laking, Mauro Teixeira Jr, Antoine Fouquet, D. Bruce Means, Ross D. MacCulloch & Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues 2018. Integrative taxonomy of the gymnophthalmid lizard Neusticurus rudis Boulenger, 1900 identifies a new species in the eastern Pantepui region, north-eastern South America. Journal of Natural History 52: 1029-1066; DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1439541 - get paper here Marques-Souza S, Prates I, Fouquet A, et al. 2018. Reconquering the water: Evolution and systematics of South and Central American aquatic lizards (Gymnophthalmidae). Zoologica Scripta 47: 255–265 - get paper here Müller, L. 1923. Neue oder seltene Reptilien und Batrachier der Zoologischen Sammlung des bayrischen Staates. Zool. Anz. 57 (7/8): 145-156 - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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