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Lepidophyma tarascae

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Lepidophyma tarascae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Lepidophyma tarascae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.