Neusticurus

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

Species

Seven species are recognized as being valid.

• 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.

References

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).