Lepidophyma tarascae
| Lepidophyma tarascae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scinciformata |
| Family: | Xantusiidae |
| Genus: | Lepidophyma |
| Species: | L. tarascae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidophyma tarascae Bezy, Webb, & Alvarez, 1982 | |
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
- ^ 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.