Riama Gray 2005
Creators: name: Doan, Tiffany M.
name: Castoe, Todd A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Gymnophthalmidae
Riama

description: KEY TO THE SPECIES OF RIAMA GRAY
1a. Limbs overlapping when adpressed against body.....................................................2
1b. Limbs not overlapping when adpressed............................................................10
2a. Hexagonal dorsal scales.........................................................................3
2b. Quadrangular dorsal scales.......................................................................4
3a. Dorsal scales obtusely hexagonal, preanal pores in males 2................................... R. achlyens
3b. Dorsal scales acutely hexagonal, preanal pores in males 4–6................................... R. shrevei
4a Keeled, striated, or rugose dorsal scales............................................................5
4b Smooth dorsal scales..................................................................... R. laevis
5a. Lateral scale rows 0–6...........................................................................6
5b. Lateral scale rows 7–12..........................................................................9
6a. Transverse rows of dorsal scales 25–35.............................................................7
6b. Transverse rows of dorsal scales 39–43................................................... R. balneator
7a. Lateral scale rows 2–6...........................................................................8
7b. Lateral scale rows 0–1.................................................................... R. striata
8a. Rugose dorsal scales...................................................................... R. vieta
8b. Keeled or striated dorsal scales......................................................... R. hyposticta
9a. Femoral pores on one leg 0–6............................................................. R. oculata
9b. Femoral pores on one leg 9–14........................................................... R. luctuosa
10a. Venter immaculate except near lateral surfaces.....................................................11
10a. Ventral scales with dark pigmentation............................................................12
11a. Preanal pores present in both sexes........................................................ R. inanis
11b. Preanal pores absent.................................................................. R. vespertina
12a. Keeled, striated, or rugose dorsal scales...........................................................13
12b. Smooth dorsal scales.................................................................. R. meleagris
13a. Keeled or striated dorsal scales, dorsal stripes in some individuals, preanal pores present or absent, three or four supraoculars.......................................................14
13b. Keeled dorsal scales, no dorsal stripes, preanal pores present in males and females, four supraoculars............................................................ R. labionis
14a. Transverse rows of dorsal scales greater than 31...................................................15
14b. Transverse rows of dorsals scales 27–31................................................... R. petrorum
15a. Three or four supraoculars, lateral ocelli present or absent, lip barring variable..........................17
15b. Three supraoculars, no lateral ocelli, no barring on lip...............................................16
16a. Supralabial-subocular fusion absent........................................................ R. raneyi
16b. Supralabial-subocular fusion present................................................... R. laudahnae
17a. Superciliary series complete or incomplete, transverse rows of ventrals 19–27, anterodorsal thigh scales smooth, rugose, or striate.................................................18
17b. Superciliary series incomplete, transverse rows of ventral scales 18–20, anterodorsal thigh scales smooth.................................................... R. colomaromani
18a. Keeled or striated dorsal scales, longitudinal rows of dorsal scales 20–34, preanal pores present or absent, femoral pores on one leg of males 0–11................................19
18b. Keeled dorsal scales, longitudinal rows of dorsal scales 21–22, preanal pores absent, femoral pores of males on one leg 3–5........................................... R. columbiana
19a. Keeled or striate dorsal scales, subdigital lamellae on fourth toe 10–18, superciliary series complete or incomplete.........................................................20
19b. Keeled dorsal scales, subdigital lamellae on fourth toe 15–18, superciliary series complete........................................................................... R. orcesi
20a. Transverse rows of ventral scales 19–27, hemipenis with or without small or large spines.................21
20b. Transverse rows of ventral scales 19–20, hemipenis with small spines.......................... R. simotera
21a. Femoral pores of males 0–10, preanal pores of males 0–4, femoral pores of females 0–9, preanal pores of females 0–4....................................................................22
21b. Femoral pores of males 8–9, preanal pores of males 2–4, females lack femoral and preanal pores....................................................................... R. stigmatoral
22a. Hemipenis with small or absent spines, superciliary series usually incomplete...........................23
22b. Hemipenis with large spines, superciliary series complete................................... R. anatoloros
23a. Preanal pores present in both sexes...................................................... R. unicolor
23b. Preanal pores absent................................................................. R. cashcaensis
description: Published as part of Doan, Tiffany M. & Castoe, Todd A., 2005, Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus, pp. 405-416 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 (3) on page 413, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00145.x, http://zenodo.org/record/4634632