Riolama uzzelli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Riolama |
Species: | R. uzzelli
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Binomial name | |
Riolama uzzelli C. Molina & Señaris, 2003
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Riolama uzzelli is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.
The specific name, uzzelli, is in honor of American Herpetologist Thomas Marshall Uzzell, Jr. (born 1932).[3]
The natural habitat of R. uzzelli is the summit of a tepui, at altitudes of 1,850–2,600 m (6,070–8,530 ft).[1]