Neusticurus racenisi

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Neusticurus racenisi
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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.

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Etymology

The specific name, racenisi, is in honor of Latvian-born Venezuelan entomologist Janis Racenis (1915–1980). [2]

Geographic range

N. racenisi is found in northern Brazil and adjacent Venezuela. [3]

Habitat

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

Reproduction

N. racenisi is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 Neusticurus racenisi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 July 2019.

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