Family Xantusiidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Higher classification Lepidophyma Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Scientific name Lepidophyma flavimaculatum Similar Lepidophyma, Night lizard, Scaled reptiles, Drymobius margaritiferus, Brown basilisk | ||
The yellow-spotted tropical night lizard or yellow-spotted night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) is a species of night lizard. It is distributed from central Mexico through the Central America south to Panama. It includes four subspecies:
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Reproduction
It reproduces parthenogenetically, although some populations also contain females and gives birth to fully developed young.
Habitat and ecology
It is a secretive, terrestrial and nocturnal lizard of tropical wet and moist forests. Mostly found on the ground, it is occasionally found on tree trunks or beneath bark on standing trees. It feeds on small invertebrates.
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