Riama orcesi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.
Etymology The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Riama orcesi, p. 195).
Description The dorsal scales of Riama orcesi are rectangular and juxtaposed, each with a low rounded keel. Males have a series of 10–14 femoral pores, which may be continuous or interrupted by one or two scales. Femoral pores are absent in females. The body is brown dorsally, with a pale dorsolateral stripe on each side.
Geographic range Riama orcesi is found in northeastern Ecuador at altitudes of .
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Riama orcesi is forest, at elevations of , but it has also been found on grassy hillsides under logs and rocks.
Behavior Riama orcesi is terrestrial.
Reproduction Riama orcesi is oviparous.
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Further reading
Doan TM, Castoe TA (2005). "Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus ". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 405–416. (Riama orcesi, new combination). Kizirian DA (1995). "A New Species of Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Andean Cordillera Oriental of Northeastern Ecuador". Journal of Herpetology 29 (1): 66–72. (Proctoporus orcesi, new species).