Riolama uzzelli is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Riolama |
| Species: | R. uzzelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Riolama uzzelli | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, uzzelli, is in honor of American Herpetologist Thomas Marshall Uzzell, Jr. (born 1932).[3]
Geographic range edit
Habitat edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c 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).
Further reading edit
- 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 Naturales 61 (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 Society 190 (1): 271–297.
- Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1–64.
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