Neusticurus racenisi, known commonly as Roze's neusticurus or the common Venezuelan water teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, racenisi, is in honor of Latvian-born Venezuelan entomologist (1915âÂÂ1980).
Geographic range
N. racenisi is found in northern Brazil and adjacent Venezuela.
Habitat
The preferred habitats of N. racenisi are forest and wetlands at altitudes of .
Reproduction
N. racenisi is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Ribeiro-Júnior MA, Amaral S (2017). "Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from Brazilian Amazonia. IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae". Zootaxa 4269 (2): 151âÂÂ196.
- Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, , (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1-64.
- Roze J (1958). Resultados zoologicos de la expedicion de la Universidad Central de Venezuela a la region del Auyantepui en la Guayana Venezolana, Abril de 1956. 5. Los reptiles de Auyantepui, Venezuela, basendose en las colecciones de las expediciones de Phelps-Tate ". Acta Biologica Venezuelica 2: 243âÂÂ270. (Neusticurus racenisi, new species, p. 2520. (in Spanish).