Riolama is a small genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.

Riolama
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamily: Riolaminae
Genus: Riolama
Uzzell, 1973
Type species
Prionodactylus leucostictus
Boulenger, 1900
Diversity
6 species (see text)

Geographic range

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The genus Riolama found in Venezuela and Brazil.[1]

Species

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The genus Riolama contains 6 species:[1]

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

Relatives of the Riolama, nicknamed "The Night Sky" and "The Brown Giant" were discovered by scientists in the Pico da Neblina National Park, Brazil in 2018.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Riolama at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 January 2015.
  2. ^ Jung, Elaine (2018-04-06). "Amazon Discoveries - The new species found where few scientists have gone before". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-04-06.

Further reading

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  • Uzzell T (1973). "A Revision of Lizards of the Genus Prionodactylus, with a New Genus for P. leucostictus and Notes on the Genus Euspondylus (Sauria, Teiidae)". Postilla, Peabody Mus., Yale Univ. (159): 1-67. (Riolama, new genus, pp. 52–55).