Andinosaura kiziriani

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea

Holotype: QCAZ 9667, adult ♂, collected by Elicio Tapia on 20 August 2009.
Type locality: “Provincia de Azuay, Ecuador, 1900 m; 02°53’42”S; 79°24’19”W ”.
Etymology: patronym for David A. Kizirian, the author's friend and colleague, in recognition of his contribution to the knowledge of Riama diversity.

Riama kiziriani Sánchez-Pacheco, Aguirre-Peñafiel & Torres-Carvajal, 2012: 263 [original combination]
Andinosaura kiziriani — Sánchez-Pacheco et al., 2018: 290 [subsequent combination]

Sánchez-Pacheco, S.J., Aguirre-Peñafiel, V. & Torres-Carvajal, O. 2012. Lizards of the genus Riama (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae): the diversity in southern Ecuador revisited. South American Journal of Herpetology 7(3): 259–275. DOI: 10.2994/057.007.0308 Reference page.
Sánchez-Pacheco, S.J., Torres-Carvajal, O., Aguirre-Peñafiel, V., Nunes, P.M.S., Verrastro, L., Rivas, G.A., Rodrigues, M.T., Grant, T. & Murphy, R.W. 2018. Phylogeny of Riama (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), impact of phenotypic evidence on molecular datasets, and the origin of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta endemic fauna. Cladistics 34(3): 260–291. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12203 Reference page.

Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. 2019. IUCN: Andinosaura kiziriani (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T50950508A50950511. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T50950508A50950511.en. Accessed on 22 December 2025.