Riama colomaromani is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Riama colomaromani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Riama
Species:
R. colomaromani
Binomial name
Riama colomaromani
(Kizirian, 1996)
Synonyms[2]
  • Proctoporus colomaromani
    Kizirian, 1996
  • Riama colomaromani
    Doan & Castoe, 2005

Etymology

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The specific name, colomaromani, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Luis Aurelio Coloma Román.[3]

Geographic range

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R. colomaromani is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of R. colomaromani is forest, at altitudes of 1,300–2,822 m (4,265–9,259 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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R. colomaromani is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cisneros-Heredia DF (2019). "Riama colomaromani ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T50950484A50950493.en. Accessed on 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Riama colomaromani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 August 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Riama colomaromani, p. 57).

Further reading

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  • Doan TM, Castoe TA (2005). "Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus ". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 405–416. (Riama colomaromani, new combination).
  • Kizirian DA (1996). "A Review of Ecuadorian Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with Descriptions of Nine New Species". Herpetological Monographs 10: 85–155. (Proctoporus colomaromani, new species).
  • Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1) [General Section]: 209–229 (e178).