Riama stigmatoral

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 stigmatoral

Name

• Riama stigmatoral (Kizirian, 1996)

Holotype: USNM 229646, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Pailas, a tambo on the trail between Sevilla de Oro [78º38’ W, 02º47’ S] and Mendez [78º18’21” W, 02º41’58” S], on E or NE facing slope [Rio Negro Valley on northern versant of Cordillera Zapote Naida], Morona-Santiago, Ecuador”.

Combinations

• Proctoporus stigmatoral Kizirian, 1996: 135 [original combination]
• Riama stigmatoral — 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 stigmatoral. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 June 2018.
• Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. 2010. IUCN: Riama stigmatoral  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178237A7504192. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178237A7504192.en