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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Gymnophthalmidae
Bibliography of the genus Riolama
Biodiversity of the family Gymnophthalmidae








Genus
Riolama

Tepui Spectacled Tejus

Tepui-Tejus

Tepui-tejuer

1973 Riolama Uzzell (type species: Prionodactylus leucostictus Boulenger 1900)
Contents: 6 species, of which 3 (50.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas), Guyana, Venezuela.

Riolama grandis

Greater Tepui Teju

Grosser Tepui-Teju

Stor Tepui-teju

2020 Riolama grandis Recoder, Prates, Marques-Souza, Camacho, Sales Nunes, Vechio, Ghellere, McDiarmid & Rodrigues

Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas), Venezuela.





Riolama inopinata

Murisipán Tepui Teju

Murisipán-Tepui-Teju

Murisipán-tepui-teju

2015 Riolama inopinata Kok

Distribution: Venezuela.


Riolama leucosticta

White-spotted Tepui Teju

Weissfleckiger Tepui-Teju

Hvidplettet Tepui-teju

1900 Prionodactylus leucostictus Boulenger
Euspondylus leucostictus Burt & Burt 1933
Riolama leucosticta Uzzell 1973

Remarks: Although reported from Guyana in many previous publications (e.g., Avila-Pires 2005; Hoogmoed 1973), Cole, Townsend, Reynolds, MacCulloch & Lathrop (2013) emphasized that the type locality of leucosticta is in Venezuela, not Guyana, and that vouchers from Guyana were lacking, however, the species has subsequently been verified for the country (Kok 2015).
Distribution: Guyana, Venezuela.


Riolama luridiventris

Yellow-bellied Tepui Teju

Gelbbauch-Tepui-Teju

Gulbuget Tepui-teju

2004 Riolama luridiventris Esqueda, La-Marca & Praderio

Distribution: Venezuela.


Riolama stellata

Starred Tepui Teju

Sternen-Tepui-Teju

Stjerne-tepui-teju

2020 Riolama stellata Recoder, Prates, Marques-Souza, Camacho, Sales Nunes, Vechio, Ghellere, McDiarmid & Rodrigues

Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas), Venezuela.





Riolama uzzelli

Marahuaca Tepui Teju

Marahuaca-Tepui-Teju

Marahuaca-tepui-teju

2003 Riolama uzzelli Molina & Senaris

Distribution: Venezuela.