Marinussaurus
| Marinussaurus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Peloso, Pellegrino, Rodrigues, & Ávila-Pires, 2011 |
| Species: | M. curupira |
| Binomial name | |
| Marinussaurus curupira Peloso, Pellegrino, Rodrigues, & Ávila-Pires, 2011 | |
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)