''Lepidophyma tuxtlae'', the Tuxtla 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 ...

. It is native to the Sierra de los Tuxtlas in coastal Veracruz and south and west into northern Oaxaca, southern Veracruz, and northern Chiapas. It is found from 150 to 1,500 meters elevation.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3229936 Lepidophyma Endemic reptiles of Mexico Fauna of Los Tuxtlas Petén–Veracruz moist forests Reptiles described in 1957 Taxa named by Frederick A. Shannon