Riolama leucosticta

Taxonavigation

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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: Riolaminae
Genus: Riolama
Species: Riolama leucosticta

Name

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Riolama leucosticta (Boulenger, 1900)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.2.8 (formerly 1899.3.25.4).
  • Type locality: “Summit of Mount Roraima, Venezuela, 8600 ft elevation”.

Combinations

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  • Prionodactylus leucostictus Boulenger, 1900 [original combination]
  • Euspondylus leucostictusBurt & Burt, 1933 [subsequent combination]
  • Riolama leucostictaUzzell, 1973 [subsequent combination]

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Primary references

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  • Boulenger, G.A. 1900. Reptiles and Batrachians. In: E.R. Lankester, Report on a collection made by Messrs. F.V. McConnell and J.J. Quelch at Mount Roraima in British Guiana. Reptiles. Trans. Linnaean Soc. London (2)8: 53–56.
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