Lepidophyma tuxtlae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Xantusiidae |
| Genus: | Lepidophyma |
| Species: | L. tuxtlae
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidophyma tuxtlae Werler & Shannon, 1957
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Lepidophyma tuxtlae, the Tuxtla tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico.[2] 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.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Calderón Mandujano, R.; Lopez-Luna, M.A.; Flores-Villela, O. (2007). "Lepidophyma tuxtlae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64360A12761404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64360A12761404.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Lepidophyma tuxtlae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.