Riama orcesi
Riama orcesi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] The species is endemic to Ecuador.
| Riama orcesi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Riama |
| Species: | R. orcesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Riama orcesi (Kizirian, 1995) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.[2]
Geographic range
R. orcesi is found in northeastern Ecuador at altitudes of 1,100–2,460 m (3,610–8,070 ft).[1]
References
- Riama orcesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 August 2019.
- 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
- 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).
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