Infraorder Scincomorpha Scientific name Lepidophyma Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Sauria Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Yellow‑spotted tropical night lizard, Night lizard, Scaled reptiles, Xantusia, Cuban night lizard | ||
Lepidophyma is a genus of lizards, commonly called Tropical night lizards. The genus Lepidophyma (Greek for "warty scales") is one of three genera of night lizards (family Xantusiidae), which are a group of viviparous (live-bearing) lizards. There are 19 species of tropical night lizard in the genus Lepidophyma, making it the most populous night lizard genus. Species of the genus Lepidophyma are distributed throughout Central America, found anywhere from central Mexico to Panama, depending on the particular species. Tropical night lizards, particularly the yellow-spotted variety, are sometimes called Central American bark lizards by pet dealers and owners.
Contents
Lepidophyma flavimaculatum mordedura
Species
The following 19 species are recognized as being valid.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lepidophyma.
