Riama antioquensis

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 antioquensis

Name

Riama antioquensis (Arredondo, 2013)

• Holotype: MHUA 10537, adult ♂, collected by Juan M. Daza on 2 April 2000.
• Type locality: “Vereda La Cejita (6°30′4″N, 75°11′31″ W), Municipio de Barbosa, Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia, 1850 m”.
• Paratype: MHUA 11254, juvenile ♀, from “Vereda El Retiro (6°59′13″N, 75°8′15″W), Municipio de Anorí, Departamento de Antioquia, 1700 m approx”, collected by Eliana M. Muñoz on 31 March 2004.

Combinations

• Anadia antioquensis Arredondo, 2013: 174 [original combination]
• Riama antioquensis — Amézquita, Daza, Contreras, Orejuela, Barrientos & & Mazariegos, 2022 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Arredondo, J.C. 2013. A new species of gymnophthalmid lizard of the genus Anadia (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from Northern Andes of Colombia. Amphibia-Reptilia 34(2): 173–184. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00002880 Reference page. 
• Amézquita, A., Daza, J.M., Contreras, L.A.B., Orejuela, C., Barrientos, L.S. & Mazariegos H., L.A. 2022. One more and one less: a new species of large bromelicolous lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Anadia) from the Andean cloud forests of northwestern Colombia and the phylogenetic status of Anadia antioquensis. Zootaxa 5150(2): 217–238. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.2.3 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Vásquez-Restrepo, J.D. & Rivera-Prieto, D.A. 2020. Description of the striking ontogenetic colour variation of Anadia antioquensis Arredondo, 2013 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new data on its morphology, distribution, and microhabitat use. Herpetology Notes 13: 593–597.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Riama antioquensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 May 2023.
• Arredondo, J.C. & Bolívar, W. 2017. IUCN: Anadia antioquensis  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T48832571A48832574. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48832571A48832574.en. Accessed on 21 May 2023.