Riama colomaromani
| Riama colomaromani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Riama |
| Species: | R. colomaromani
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| Binomial name | |
| Riama colomaromani (Kizirian, 1996)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Riama colomaromani is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Ecuador.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, colomaromani, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Luis Aurelio Coloma Román.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
R. colomaromani is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.[2]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of R. colomaromani is forest, at altitudes of 1,300–2,822 m (4,265–9,259 ft).[1]
Reproduction[edit]
R. colomaromani is oviparous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Cisneros-Heredia DF (2019). "Riama colomaromani ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T50950484A50950493.en. Accessed on 28 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Riama colomaromani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 August 2019.
- ^ 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. (Riama colomaromani, p. 57).
Further reading[edit]
- Doan TM, Castoe TA (2005). "Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus ". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 405–416. (Riama colomaromani, new combination).
- Kizirian DA (1996). "A Review of Ecuadorian Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with Descriptions of Nine New Species". Herpetological Monographs 10: 85–155. (Proctoporus colomaromani, new species).
- Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1) [General Section]: 209–229 (e178).
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