Riama colomaromani

Riama colomaromani
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Riama
Species:	R. colomaromani
Binomial name
	Riama colomaromani; (Kizirian, 1996)
Synonyms
	Proctoporus colomaromani; Kizirian, 1996; Riama colomaromani; — Doan & Castoe, 2005;

Last updated September 11, 2023

Riama colomaromani is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Etymology

The specific name, colomaromani, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Luis Aurelio Coloma Román.^[3]

Geographic range

R. colomaromani is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. colomaromani is forest, at altitudes of 1,300–2,822 m (4,265–9,259 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

R. colomaromani is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Cisneros-Heredia DF (2019). "Riama colomaromani ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T50950484A50950493.en. Accessed on 28 March 2021.
1 2 3 4 Riama colomaromani 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 colomaromani, p. 57).

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 Society143: 405–416. (Riama colomaromani, new combination).
Kizirian DA (1996). "A Review of Ecuadorian Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with Descriptions of Nine New Species". Herpetological Monographs10: 85–155. (Proctoporus colomaromani, new species).
Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation13 (1) [General Section]: 209–229 (e178).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Cisneros-Heredia DF (2019). "Riama colomaromani ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T50950484A50950493.en. Accessed on 28 March 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Riama colomaromani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 August 2019.

[3] 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 colomaromani, p. 57).

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