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Oreosaurus inanis (DOAN & SCHARGEL, 2003)

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Higher TaxaGymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymProctoporus inanis DOAN & SCHARGEL 2003
Riama inanis — DOAN & CASTOE 2005
Oreosaurus inanis — ESQUEDA et al. 2017 
DistributionVenezuela (Portuguesa)

Type locality: Carreterra Chabasquén-Córdova (9° 23’ N, 69° 52’ W), Sierra de Portuguesa, Venezuela, elevation 1450 m.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCNG 827 
Diagnosis 
CommentAbundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). 
EtymologyNamed after the Latin noun inane, -is, in the genitive singular meaning ‘‘of the void.’’ It refers to the fact that, prior to the discovery of P. inanis, no Proctoporus species were known from the Mérida Andes of Venezuela, which represented a large hiatus in the distribution of the genus. 
References
  • 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: 405–416. - get paper here
  • Doan, T.M. & Schargel, W.E. 2003. Bridging the gap in Proctoporus distribution: a new species (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Andes of Venezuela. Herpetologica 59 (1): 68-75 - get paper here
  • ESQUEDA, LUIS FELIPE; SANTOS BAZÓ , SEBASTIAN LOTZKAT 2017. OCURRENCE OF Oreosaurus cephalolineatus (SQUAMATA: GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE) IN THE LACUSTRINE SLOPE OF CORDILLERA DE MÉRIDA, VENEZUELA. Saber, Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela, 29: 743-747
  • Laking AE, Solís JM, Brown T, Maddock ST, Burdekin O, Taylor P, Lonsdale G, Green SEW, Martin TE, Galdamez JR, Kolby JE, Erens J, Jocque M 2024. The amphibians and reptiles of Cusuco National Park, Northwest Honduras: updates from a long-term conservation programme. In: Lipińska M, Lopez-Selva MM, Sierra JM (Eds) Biodiversity research in Central America. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 19(2): 37-62 - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - get paper here
  • Rivas, G.; Schargel, W.E. & Meik, J.M. 2005. A new species of Riama (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), endemic to the Península de Paria, Venezuela. Herpetologica 61 (4): 461-468 - get paper here
  • RIVAS, GILSON A.; CÉSAR R. MOLINA, GABRIEL N. UGUETO, TITO R. BARROS, CÉSAR L. BAR- RIO-AMORÓS & PHILIPPE J. R. KOK 2012. Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist. Zootaxa 3211: 1–64 - get paper here
 
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