Riama orcesi (Kizirian 1995) articles

Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: NE Ecuador, elevation 11002460 m
Type locality: 3.3 km (by road) ESE Cuyujua, Napo. Ecuador [78° 00 W, 00° 25 S], 2350 m elevation.

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Riama orcesi

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

Etymology

The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.^[2]

Geographic range

R. orcesi is found in northeastern Ecuador at altitudes of 1,100–2,460 m (3,610–8,070 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

R. orcesi is oviparous.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Riama orcesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 August 2019.
^ 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 orcesi, p. 195).

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Riama orcesi: Brief Summary

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Riama orcesi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.

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