Riolama uzzelli explained

Riolama uzzelli is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, uzzelli, is in honor of American Herpetologist Thomas Marshall Uzzell, Jr. (born 1932).^[1]

Geographic range

R. uzzelli is found in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas.

Habitat

The natural habitat of R. uzzelli is the summit of a tepui, at altitudes of 1850–.

Reproduction

R. uzzelli is oviparous.

Further reading

• 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.

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet Beolens|Beolens B]