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Lepidophyma
''Lepidophyma'' is a genus of lizards, commonly called tropical night lizards. The genus ''Lepidophyma'' (Greek for "warty scales") is one of three genera of night lizards (family Xantusiidae), which are a group of viviparous (live-bearing) lizards. There are 20 species of tropical night lizards in the genus ''Lepidophyma'', making it the most populous night lizard genus. Species of the genus ''Lepidophyma'' are distributed throughout Central America, found anywhere from central Mexico to Panama, depending on the particular species. Tropical night lizards, particularly the yellow-spotted species, are sometimes called Central American bark lizards by pet dealers and owners. Species The following 22 species are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Lepidophyma chicoasensis'' – Sumidero tropical night lizard *'' Lepidophyma cuicateca'' – Sunidero tropical night lizard *'' Lepidophyma dontomasi'' – MacDougall's tropical night lizard *'' Lepidophyma f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophyma Sylvaticum, Madrean Tropical Night Lizard, Tamaulipas
''Lepidophyma'' is a genus of lizards, commonly called tropical night lizards. The genus ''Lepidophyma'' (Greek for "warty scales") is one of three genera of night lizards (family Xantusiidae), which are a group of viviparous (live-bearing) lizards. There are 20 species of tropical night lizards in the genus ''Lepidophyma'', making it the most populous night lizard genus. Species of the genus ''Lepidophyma'' are distributed throughout Central America, found anywhere from central Mexico to Panama, depending on the particular species. Tropical night lizards, particularly the yellow-spotted species, are sometimes called Central American bark lizards by pet dealers and owners. Species The following 22 species are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Lepidophyma chicoasensis'' – Sumidero tropical night lizard *'' Lepidophyma cuicateca'' – Sunidero tropical night lizard *'' Lepidophyma dontomasi'' – MacDougall's tropical night lizard *'' Lepidophyma flav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophyma Flavimaculatum
The yellow-spotted tropical night lizard or yellow-spotted night lizard (''Lepidophyma flavimaculatum'') is a species of night lizard (family Xantusiidae). The species is distributed from central Mexico, through Central America, south to Panama. It includes two subspecies. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. *''Lepidophyma flavimaculatum flavimaculatum'' *''Lepidophyma flavimaculatum ophiophthalmum'' Reproduction ''L. flavimaculatum'' reproduces parthenogenetically. The female gives birth to live, fully developed young lizards. Before birth the egg cells are not fertilized. Habitat and ecology ''L. flavimaculatum'' is a secretive, terrestrial and nocturnal lizard of tropical wet and moist forests, at altitudes from sea level to . Mostly found on the ground, it is occasionally found on tree trunks or beneath bark on standing trees. It feeds on small invertebrates. Fiction The yellow-spotted night lizard is sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophyma Gaigeae
''Lepidophyma gaigeae'', also known commonly as Gaige's tropical night lizard and ''la lagartija nocturna de Gaige'' in Mexican Spanish, is a small species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to eastern Mexico. Etymology The specific name, ''gaigeae'', is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lepidophyma gaigeae'', p. 96). Geographic range ''L. gaigeae'' is native to the Sierra Madre Oriental of northern Querétaro state and adjacent northwestern Hidalgo state, between elevation. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''L. gaigeae'' is rocky areas of forest or shrubland. Reproduction ''L. gaigeae'' is viviparous. Litter Litter consists of waste products that have been discarded incorrectly, without consent, at an unsuitable location. Litter can also be used as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophyma Reticulatum
''Lepidophyma reticulatum'', the Costa Rican tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Costa Rica and Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos .... References Lepidophyma Reptiles of Costa Rica Reptiles of Panama Reptiles described in 1955 Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophyma Chicoasensis
''Lepidophyma chicoasensis'', the Sumidero tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Sumidero Canyon in Chiapas, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ..., at 600 meters elevation. References Lepidophyma Endemic reptiles of Mexico Petén–Veracruz moist forests Reptiles described in 1988 {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophyma Lipetzi
''Lepidophyma lipetzi'', Lipetz's tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3229921 Lepidophyma Endemic reptiles of Mexico Natural history of Chiapas Reptiles described in 1977 Taxa named by Hobart Muir Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophyma Lineri
''Lepidophyma lineri'', Liner's tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. It is native to the Sierra de Miahuatlán, a sub-range of the Sierra Madre del Sur in south-central Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is .... References Lepidophyma Endemic reptiles of Mexico Fauna of the Sierra Madre del Sur Reptiles described in 1973 Taxa named by Hobart Muir Smith {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophyma Dontomasi
''Lepidophyma dontomasi'', MacDougall's tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. It is known only from the type locality on Cerro Lachiguiri in Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ... state, where it was collected at 2200 meters elevation. It may be more widespread. References Lepidophyma Endemic reptiles of Mexico Fauna of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca Reptiles described in 1942 Taxa named by Hobart Muir Smith {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophyma Lowei
''Lepidophyma lowei'', Lowe's tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. It is known only from San Bartolome Zoogocho, in Zoogocho Municipality, in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca The Sierra Madre de Oaxaca is a mountain range in southern Mexico. It is primarily in the state of Oaxaca, and extends north into the states of Puebla and Veracruz. Geography The mountain range begins at Pico de Orizaba, and extends in a southeas ... of Oaxaca state at 2,200 meters elevation. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3229923 Lepidophyma Endemic reptiles of Mexico Fauna of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca Reptiles described in 1997 Taxa named by Robert L. Bezy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophyma Cuicateca
''Lepidophyma cuicateca'', the Sunidero tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Santa María Texcatitlán, Oaxaca, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ... at 1180 meters elevation. References Lepidophyma Endemic reptiles of Mexico Fauna of the Sierra Madre del Sur Reptiles described in 2008 {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidophyma Inagoi
''Lepidophyma inagoi'' is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References Lepidophyma Endemic reptiles of Mexico Reptiles described in 2018 {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Lizards
Night lizards (family Xantusiidae) are a group of small scincomorph lizards, averaging from less than to over snout–vent length. Most species are viviparous (live-bearing), with the exception of those in the genus '' Cricosaura''. The family has only three living genera, with approximately 34 living species. The genera are divided by geographic range: ''Xantusia'' in southwestern North America and Baja California, '' Cricosaura'' in Cuba, and '' Lepidophyma'', the most populous night lizard genus, in Central America. Three fossil genera are also known: ''Catactegenys'', '' Palepidophyma'', '' Palaeoxantusia''. Biology Night lizards were originally thought to be nocturnal because of their secretive lifestyle, but they are at least in some cases diurnal. Night lizards have evolved to live in very narrow environmental niches—"microhabitat specialization"—such as rock crevices or damp logs, and may spend their entire life under the same cover. Physically, night lizard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |