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Neusticurus racenisi

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Species of lizard

Neusticurus racenisi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Neusticurus
Species: N. racenisi
Binomial name
Neusticurus racenisi
Roze, 1958

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 Janis Racenis (1915–1980).

Geographic range

N. racenisi is found in northern Brazil and adjacent Venezuela.

In Brazil

Habitat

The preferred habitats of N. racenisi are forest and wetlands at altitudes of 100–1,215 m (328–3,986 ft).

Reproduction

N. racenisi is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2019). "Neusticurus racenisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44578658A44578664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44578658A44578664.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Neusticurus racenisi, p. 215).
  3. ^ Neusticurus racenisi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 July 2019.

Further reading

  • Ribeiro-Júnior MA, Amaral S (2017). "Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from Brazilian Amazonia. IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae". Zootaxa 4269 (2): 151–196.
  • Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (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: 243–270. (Neusticurus racenisi, new species, p. 2520. (in Spanish).


Taxon identifiers
Neusticurus racenisi


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