Riama orcesi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Riama orcesi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Riama
Species:
R. orcesi
Binomial name
Riama orcesi
(Kizirian, 1995)
Synonyms[1]
  • Proctoporus orcesi
    Kizirian, 1995
  • Riama orcesi
    Doan & Castoe, 2005

Etymology

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The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.[2]

Geographic range

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R. orcesi is found in northeastern Ecuador at altitudes of 1,100–2,460 m (3,610–8,070 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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R. orcesi is oviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Riama orcesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 August 2019.
  2. ^ 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 orcesi, p. 195).

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 orcesi, new combination).
  • Kizirian DA (1995). "A New Species of Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Andean Cordillera Oriental of Northeastern Ecuador". Journal of Herpetology 29 (1): 66–72. (Proctoporus orcesi, new species).