A RARE CASE OF NATURAL COLOR ABERRATION IN THE STRIPED LIGHTBULB LIZARD (Riama striata, GYMNOPHTALMIDAE) IN THE HIGHLANDS OF THE EASTERN ANDES OF COLOMBIA

Authors

  • sofia sanchez Semillero de Entomología, Departamento de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Diego Gómez Sánchez Reserva Natural Rey Zamuro - Matarredonda, San Martín de los Llanos, Dpto. Meta, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.3.267

Keywords:

Coloration, erythrism, Andean lizard, Bogotá Savanna

Abstract

Riama striata (Peters, 1863) is an endemic lizard from Colombia of the Gymnophthalmidae family. This species can live in habitats disrupted by anthropic factors; it has semifossorial habits and usually exhibits cryptic coloration. Here, we report the first case of erythrism for the species based on an adult male from a locality north of the Bogotá savanna.

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2022-08-04

How to Cite

sanchez, sofia, & Gómez Sánchez, D. (2022). A RARE CASE OF NATURAL COLOR ABERRATION IN THE STRIPED LIGHTBULB LIZARD (Riama striata, GYMNOPHTALMIDAE) IN THE HIGHLANDS OF THE EASTERN ANDES OF COLOMBIA. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 5(3), 05–08. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.3.267

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2022): Amphibians and Reptiles: diversity and natural history

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Notas Científicas

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