Riama inanis

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 inanis

Name

Riama inanis (Doan & Schargel, 2003)

• Holotype: MCNG 827, adult ♀, collected by Cristina Ramo and Benjamin Busto on 26 March 1983.
• Type locality: “Carreterra Chabasquén-Córdova (9°23’ N, 69°52’ W), Sierra de Portuguesa, 1450 m, Portuguesa, Venezuela”.

Combinations

• Proctoporus inanis Doan & Schargel, 2003: 69 [original combination]
• Riama inanis — Doan & Castoe, 2005: 409 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Doan, T.M. & Schargel, W.E. 2003. Bridging the gap in Proctoporus distribution: a new species (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Andes of Venezuela. Herpetologica 59(1): 68–75. DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2003)059[0068:BTGIPD]2.0.CO;2 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

• Doan, T.M. & La Marca, E. 2010. IUCN: Riama inanis  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178343A7527366. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178343A7527366.en