Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae Author Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A. Author Amaral, Silvana text Zootaxa 2017 4269 2 151 196 journal article 33001 10.11646/zootaxa.4269.2.1 24db334d-8e18-4158-a02b-84e08c9fefd3 1175-5326 581975 DDD8F72E-C27A-4B0F-82EA-17B01B93ED9C Neusticurus rudis Boulenger, 1900 Type-locality. Foot of Mount Roraima , Guyana , 3,500 feet . Pertinent taxonomic references. Boulenger (1900), Müller (1924), Brongersma (1927), Cunha (1961), Uzzell (1966), Peters & Donoso-Barros (1970), Hoogmoed (1973), Ávila-Pires (1995), Ávila-Pires & Vitt (1998), Pellegrino et al. (2001), Castoe et al. (2004), Doan & Castoe (2005), Barrio-Amorós & Brewer-Carias (2008), Goicoechea et al . (2016). Distribution and habitat. Neusticurus rudis is endemic to northern Amazonia and widespread in the Guiana region, occurring in Brazil , French Guiana , Suriname , Guyana , and Venezuela ( Fig. 15 ). In Brazil , it is known from the states of Amapá , Pará , and Amazonas . Neusticurus rudis is semiaquatic and diurnal, inhabits primary terra firme forest, close to streams or rivers, and swampy areas, in elevations between 0–2,100 m , where it is found in or close to water, among leaf litter, under logs or on rocky substrate (Hoogmoed 1973; Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires 1991; McDiarmid & Donnelly 2005; Watling & Ngadino 2007; Barrio-Amorós & Duellman 2009).