Riama

Riama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:Riama
JE Gray, 1859

Riama is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.

Species

The genus Riama contains 15 species which are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Riama anatoloros (Kirizian, 1996)
  • Riama balneator (Kizirian, 1996)
  • Riama cashcaensis (Kizirian & Coloma, 1991)
  • Riama colomaromani (Kizirian, 1996)
  • Riama columbiana (Andersson, 1914)
  • Riama inanis (Doan & Schargel, 2003)
  • Riama labionis (Kirizian, 1996)
  • Riama meleagris (Boulenger, 1885)
  • Riama orcesi (Kizirian, 1995)
  • Riama raneyi (Kizirian, 1996)
  • Riama simotera (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)
  • Riama stigmatoral (Kizirian, 1996)
  • Riama striata (Peters, 1863)
  • Riama unicolor Gray, 1858
  • Riama yumborum Aguirre-Peñafiel, Torres-Carvajal, Sales Nunes, Peck, & Maddock, 2014

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Riama.

References

  1. "Riama ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.


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