Riama raneyi explained

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

Etymology

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.^[1]

Geographic range

R. raneyi is found in Napo Province, Ecuador, at altitudes of 2000–.

Reproduction

R. raneyi is oviparous.

Further reading

• 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).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Riama raneyi, p. 217).