Andinosaura kiziriani

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Andinosaura
Species: Andinosaura kiziriani

Name

• Andinosaura kiziriani (Sánchez-Pacheco, Aguirre-Peñafiel & Torres-Carvajal, 2012)

Holotype: QCAZ 9667, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Provincia de Azuay, Ecuador, 1900 m; 02°53’42”S; 79°24’19”W ”.

Etymology: The name is a patronym for David A. Kizirian, the author's friend and colleague, in recognition of his contribution to the knowledge of Riama diversity.

Combinations

• Riama kiziriani Sánchez-Pacheco, Aguirre-Peñafiel & Torres-Carvajal, 2012: 263 [original combination]
• Andinosaura kiziriani — Sánchez-Pacheco et al., 2018: 290 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Sánchez-Pacheco, S.J., Aguirre-Peñafiel, V. & Torres-Carvajal, O. 2012. Lizards of the genus Riama (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae): the diversity in southern Ecuador revisited. South American Journal of Herpetology 7(3): 259–275. DOI: 10.2994/057.007.0308 Reference page. 
• Sánchez-Pacheco, S.J., Torres-Carvajal, O., Aguirre-Peñafiel, V., Nunes, P.M.S., Verrastro, L., Rivas, G.A., Rodrigues, M.T., Grant, T. & Murphy, R.W. 2018. Phylogeny of Riama (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), impact of phenotypic evidence on molecular datasets, and the origin of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta endemic fauna. Cladistics 34(3): 260–291. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12203 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Andinosaura aurea. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 June 2018.