Riama unicolor

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 unicolor

Name

• Riama unicolor Gray, 1858: 446

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.31.32.

Type locality: “Ecuador”.

Combinations

• Proctoporus unicolor — Boulenger, 1885: 413 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1858. Description of Riama, a new genus of lizards, forming a distinct family. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1858: 444–446. BHL

Additional references

• Kizirian, D.A. 1996. A review of Ecuadorian Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with descriptions of nine new species. Herpetological Monographs 10: 85–155. DOI: 10.2307/1466981 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Riama unicolor. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 June 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Drab Lightbulb Lizard