A new species of gymnophthalmid lizard is described from the montane forests of the Península de Paria in northeastern Venezuela. The new species is one of three gymnophtalmid species known to be endemic to the region, and the fourth species of Riama from Venezuela. It is likely the sister species to R. shrevei of Trinidad, but can be distinguished from the latter species by having a nasoloreal suture, fewer scale rows encircling the midbody, and by having a higher number of transverse dorsal scale rows.
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1 December 2005
A NEW SPECIES OF RIAMA (SQUAMATA: GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE), ENDEMIC TO THE PENÍNSULA DE PARIA, VENEZUELA
Gilson Rivas,
Walter E. Schargel,
Jesse M. Meik
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Herpetologica
Vol. 61 • No. 4
December 2005
Vol. 61 • No. 4
December 2005
Gymnophthalmidae
new species
Península de Paria
Riama rhodogaster
Squamata
Sucre state
taxonomy