Riolama uzzelli

Riolama uzzelli
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Riolama
Species:	R. uzzelli
Binomial name
	Riolama uzzelli; C. Molina & Señaris, 2003

Last updated September 11, 2023

Riolama uzzelli is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, uzzelli, is in honor of American Herpetologist Thomas Marshall Uzzell, Jr. (born 1932).^[3]

Geographic range

R. uzzelli is found in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas.^[2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of R. uzzelli is the summit of a tepui, at altitudes of 1,850–2,600 m (6,070–8,530 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

R. uzzelli is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2016). "Riolama uzzelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T67657406A67657410. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T67657406A67657410.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 Riolama uzzelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 6 August 2019.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Riolama uzzelli, p. 270).

Molina C, Seňaris JC (2003). "Una nueva especie del genero Riolama (Reptilia: Gymnophthalmidae) de las tierras altas del Estado Amazonas, Venezuela". Memoria de la Fundación la Salle de Ciencias Naturales61 (155): 5–19. (Riolama uzzelli, new species). (in Spanish).
Recoder R, Prates I, Marques-Souza S, Camacho A, Sales Nunes PM, Dal Vechio F, Ghellere JM, McDiarmid RW (2020). "Lizards from the Lost World: two new species and evolutionary relationships of the Pantepui highland Riolama (Gymnophthalmidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society190 (1): 271–297.
Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa3211: 1–64.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2016). "Riolama uzzelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T67657406A67657410. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T67657406A67657410.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Riolama uzzelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 6 August 2019.

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Riolama uzzelli, p. 270).

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