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''Riama'' is a genus of
lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
s in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.


Species

The genus ''Riama'' contains 15 species which are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Riama anatoloros'' *'' Riama balneator'' *'' Riama cashcaensis'' – Kizorian's lightbulb lizard *'' Riama colomaromani'' *'' Riama columbiana'' – Colombian lightbulb lizard *'' Riama inanis'' *'' Riama labionis'' *'' Riama meleagris'' – brown lightbulb lizard *'' Riama orcesi'' *'' Riama raneyi'' *'' Riama simotera'' – O'Shaughnessy's lightbulb lizard *'' Riama stigmatoral'' *'' Riama striata'' – striped lightbulb lizard, *'' Riama unicolor'' – drab lightbulb lizard *'' Riama yumborum'' '' Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Riama''.


References


Further reading

* Gray JE (1858). "Description of ''Riama'', a New Genus of Lizards, forming a distinct Family". ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Third Series'' 1858: 444–446. (''Riama'', new genus, p. 445; ''R. unicolor'', new species, p. 446 + Plate XV, figure 2). Lizards of South America Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Lizard-stub