Riopa

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Genus: Riopa
Species: R. bampfyldei - R. herberti - R. opisthorhodum
Name

Riopa
Vernacular names

Riopa is a genus of skinks. It is easy to tell the species apart from most other skinks by bright red coloring on their sides from which they get their name. They also have a bule that runs down the side of their tail.
Diet

The riopas are onnivore reptiles, they usually eat insects like crickets or worms, but sometimes, they can eat little pieces of meat (usually little mice)
Species

The following species are recognized.[1]

Riopa albopunctata (Gray, 1846) – white-spotted supple skink
Riopa anguina (Theobald, 1868)
Riopa goaensis (Sharma, 1976) – Goan supple skink
Riopa guentheri (W. Peters, 1879) – Günther's supple skink, Günther's writhing skink
Riopa lineata Gray, 1839 – lined supple skink
Riopa lineolata (Stoliczka, 1870) – striped writhing skink
Riopa popae (Shreve, 1940) – Pope's writhing skink
Riopa punctata (Gmelin, 1799) – common dotted garden skink, common snake skink, punctate supple skink
Riopa vosmaerii (Gray, 1839) – Vosmer's writhing skink

References

Genus Riopa at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.