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Riolama
''Riolama'' is a small genus of lizards in the Family (biology), family Gymnophthalmidae. Geographic range The genus ''Riolama'' found in Venezuela and Brazil. Species The genus ''Riolama'' contains 6 species: *''Riolama grandis'' *''Riolama inopinata'' *''Riolama leucosticta'' - white-spotted riolama *''Riolama luridiventris'' *''Riolama stellata'' *''Riolama uzzelli'' ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, 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. References Further reading *Thomas Marshall Uzzell, Jr., 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. (''Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riolama
''Riolama'' is a small genus of lizards in the Family (biology), family Gymnophthalmidae. Geographic range The genus ''Riolama'' found in Venezuela and Brazil. Species The genus ''Riolama'' contains 6 species: *''Riolama grandis'' *''Riolama inopinata'' *''Riolama leucosticta'' - white-spotted riolama *''Riolama luridiventris'' *''Riolama stellata'' *''Riolama uzzelli'' ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, 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. References Further reading *Thomas Marshall Uzzell, Jr., 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. (''Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |