Riama is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Species The genus Riama contains 16 species which are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. Riama anatoloros Riama antioquensis Riama balneator Riama cashcaensis – Kizorian's lightbulb lizard Riama colomaromani Riama columbiana – Colombian lightbulb lizard Riama inanis Riama labionis Riama meleagris – brown lightbulb lizard Riama orcesi Riama raneyi Riama simotera – O'Shaughnessy's lightbulb lizard Riama stigmatoral Riama striata – striped lightbulb lizard, Riama unicolor – drab lightbulb lizard Riama yumborum
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Riama.
References
Further reading Gray JE (1858). "Description of Riama, a New Genus of Lizards, forming a distinct Family". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Third Series 1858: 444–446. (Riama, new genus, p. 445; R. unicolor, new species, p. 446 + Plate XV, figure 2).