Riama raneyi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Riama raneyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Riama
Species:
R. raneyi
Binomial name
Riama raneyi
(Kizirian, 1996)
Synonyms[1]
  • Proctoporus raneyi
    Kizirian, 1996
  • Riama raneyi
    Doan & Schargel, 2003

Etymology

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The specific name, raneyi, is in honor of Richard H. Raney, mayor of Lawrence, Kansas (1967–1968), for his support of the University of Kansas Natural History Museum.[2]

Geographic range

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R. raneyi is found in Napo Province, Ecuador, at altitudes of 2,000–2,910 m (6,560–9,550 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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R. raneyi is oviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Riama raneyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 August 2019.
  2. ^ 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 raneyi, p. 217).

Further reading

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  • 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 Society 143: 405–416.
  • Doan TM, Schargel WE (2003). "Bridging the Gap in Proctoporus Distribution: a New Species (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Andes of Venezuela". Herpetologica 59 (1): 68–75. (Riama raneyi, new combination).
  • Kizirian DA (1996). "A review of Ecuadorian Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with descriptions of nine new species". Herpetological Monographs 10: 85–155. (Proctoporus raneyi, new species).