Riama cashcaensis

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 cashcaensis

Name

• Riama cashcaensis (Kizirian & Coloma, 1991)

Holotype: KU 135015, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Guaranda, Provincia Bolívar, Ecuador, 2640 m, [79°00’ W, 01°60’ S]”.

Combinations

• Proctoporus cashcaensis Kizirian & Coloma, 1991: 421 [original combination]
• Riama cashcaensis — Doan & Castoe, 2005: 409 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Kizirian, D.A. & Coloma, L.A. 1991. A new species of Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Ecuador. Herpetologica 47(4): 420–429. JSTOR 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 cashcaensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 June 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Kizirian's Lightbulb Lizard