Riama columbiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Riama
Species: Riama columbiana

Name

• Riama columbiana (Andersson, 1914)

Lectotype: NRM 1631, adult ♂. [designated by Sánchez-Pacheco (2010: 32)]

Type locality: “Colombia”, restricted to “Colombia, probably in Municipio de Sonsón, Departamento de Antioquia”, by Sánchez-Pacheco (2010: 32).

Combinations

• Proctoporus columbianus — Andersson, 1914: 3 [subsequent combination]
• Riama columbiana — Doan & Castoe, 2005: 409 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Andersson, L.G. 1914. A new Telmatobius and new teiid lizards from South America. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(3): 1–12. BHL
• Doan, T.M. & Castoe, T.A. 2005. Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143(3): 405–416. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00145.x Reference page. 
• Sánchez-Pacheco, S.J. 2010. Lectotype designation and redescription of the Gymnophthalmid lizard Riama columbiana (Andersson, 1914) with notes on the type locality. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 50(2): 31-41. DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492010000200001 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Riama columbiana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 June 2018.
• Arredondo, J.C. 2015. IUCN: Riama columbiana  (Endangered) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44578753A115386714. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44578753A44578762.en

Vernacular names

English: Colombian Lightbulb Lizard