Riolama leucosticta (BOULENGER, 1900)
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Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Riolaminae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: White-spotted Riolama |
Synonym | Prionodactylus leucostictus BOULENGER 1900 Euspondylus leucostictus — BURT & BURT 1933: 63 Euspondylus leucostictus — PETERS et al. 1970: 121 Riolama leucostictus — UZZELL 1973 Riolama leucosticta — GORZULA & SEÑARIS 1999 Riolama leucosticta — RECODER et al. 2020 |
Distribution | Venezuela (see comment) Type locality: Summit of Mount Roraima, Venezuela, 8600 ft elevation. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.2.8 (formerly 1899.3.25.4) |
Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS (genus). The widely separated nasal scales, each surrounding a nostril, and the pentadactyl limbs with all digits clawed place Riolama in Boulenger's (1885) Group II of the Teiidae. The combination of uniformly keeled, hexagonal dorsal scales, slightly recessed tympanum, oblique plicae rather than papillae on the anterior part of the tongue, and depressed digits with swollen tips distinguish Riolama from all other genera in Group II. |
Comment | Type species: Prionodactylus leucostictus BOULENGER 1900 is the type species of the genus Riolama UZZELL 1973. Riolama UZZELL 1973 is also the type species of the subfamily Riolaminae KOK 2015 and its only genus. Distribution: the known localities are right at the borders of Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil, so that this species may occur in the other countries as well. See map in Recoder et al. 2020 (Fig. 1). |
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