Marinussaurus is a genus of the lizard family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, i.e. it has only one species, Marinussaurus curupira. It occurs in Brazil.[1] The specific name is given after the Curupira, a mythological creature known from many regions in South America (e.g., Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay)

Marinussaurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Marinussaurus
Peloso, Pellegrino, Rodrigues, & Ávila-Pires, 2011
Species:
M. curupira
Binomial name
Marinussaurus curupira
Peloso, Pellegrino, Rodrigues, & Ávila-Pires, 2011

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