Lepidophyma tarascae
Appearance
Lepidophyma tarascae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Xantusiidae |
Genus: | Lepidophyma |
Species: | L. tarascae
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Binomial name | |
Lepidophyma tarascae |
Lepidophyma tarascae, the Tarascan tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico.[2] It is currently known from two widely-separated locations in the State of Michoacán – near Playa Mexiquillo on the Pacific coast, and inland to the north in the Sierra de Coalcomán, a northwestern sub-range of the Sierra Madre del Sur. It inhabits forests and rocky areas.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Lepidophyma tarascae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64359A12761225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64359A12761225.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Lepidophyma tarascae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.