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Genus of lizards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Riolama is a small genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.
Riolama | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Subfamily: | Riolaminae |
Genus: | Riolama Uzzell, 1973 |
Type species | |
Prionodactylus leucostictus Boulenger, 1900 | |
Diversity | |
6 species (see text) |
The genus Riolama contains 6 species:[1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Riolama.
Relatives of the Riolama, nicknamed "The Night Sky" and "The Brown Giant" were discovered by scientists in the Pico da Neblina National Park, Brazil in 2018.[2]
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