Riolama uzzelli
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| Riolama uzzelli | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Riolama |
| Species: | R. uzzelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Riolama uzzelli | |
Riolama uzzelli is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, uzzelli, is in honor of American Herpetologist Thomas Marshall Uzzell, Jr. (born 1932).[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]R. uzzelli is found in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas.[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The natural habitat of R. uzzelli is the summit of a tepui, at altitudes of 1,850–2,600 m (6,070–8,530 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b c Riolama uzzelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 August 2019.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Riolama uzzelli, p. 270).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Molina C, Seňaris JC (2003). "Una nueva especie del genero Riolama (Reptilia: Gymnophthalmidae) de las tierras altas del Estado Amazonas, Venezuela". Memoria de la Fundación la Salle de Ciencias Naturales 61 (155): 5–19. (Riolama uzzelli, new species). (in Spanish).
- Recoder R, Prates I, Marques-Souza S, Camacho A, Sales Nunes PM, Dal Vechio F, Ghellere JM, McDiarmid RW (2020). "Lizards from the Lost World: two new species and evolutionary relationships of the Pantepui highland Riolama (Gymnophthalmidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 190 (1): 271–297.
- Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1–64.
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