Riolama leucosticta

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: Riolaminae
Genus: Riolama
Species: Riolama leucosticta

Name

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

• Prionodactylus leucostictus Boulenger, 1900 [original combination]
• Euspondylus leucostictus — Burt & Burt, 1933 [subsequent combination]
• Riolama leucosticta — Uzzell, 1973 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• 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.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Riolama leucosticta. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 December 2022.
• Rivas, G., Schargel, W. & Kok, P. 2017. IUCN: Riolama leucosticta  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T67657116A67657383. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T67657116A67657383.en. Accessed on 30 December 2022.