Riama balneator

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: Riama
Species: Riama balneator

Name

• Riama balneator (Kizirian, 1996)

Holotype: MHNG 2360.44, adult ♀.

Type locality: “the southern versant of [Volcán] Tungurahua [01º32’ S, 78º25’ W], 2750 m, [Tungurahua], Ecuador”.

Combinations

• Proctoporus balneator Kizirian, 1996: 100 [original combination]
• Riama balneator — Doan & Castoe, 2005: 409 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Kizirian, D.A. 1996. A review of Ecuadorian Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with descriptions of nine new species. Herpetological Monographs 10: 85–155. DOI: 10.2307/1466981 Reference page. 
• Doan, T.M. & Castoe, T.A. 2005. Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143(3): 405–416. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00145.x Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Riama balneator. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 June 2018.
• Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. 2017. IUCN: Riama balneator  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T178630A54446765. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178630A54446765.en