''Marinussaurus'' is a genus of the lizard family

Gymnophthalmidae Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards with at least 250 species, sometimes known commonly as spectacled lizards or microteiids. They are called "spectacled" because of their transparent lower eyelids, which allow them to still see with closed ...

. The genus is

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, i.e. it has only one species, ''Marinussaurus curupira''. It occurs in Brazil.Marinussaurus curupira
in the

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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)

References

Gymnophthalmidae Spectacled lizards of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Monotypic lizard genera Taxa named by Pedro L.V. Peloso Taxa named by Kátia Cristina Machado Pellegrino Taxa named by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues Taxa named by Teresa C.S. Ávila-Pires {{Gymnophthalmidae-stub