Lepidophyma lipetzi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Xantusiidae
Subfamilia: Xantusiinae
Genus: Lepidophyma
Species: Lepidophyma lipetzi

Name

• Lepidophyma lipetzi Smith & Álvarez del Toro, 1977: 37

Holotype: CUMNH 514259, collected by M. Álvarez del Toro on 20 March 1973.

Type locality: “Lago de Mal Paso, headwaters of Río de La Venta, 30 km N Cintalapa (straight line), Chiapas, Mexico”

References

Primary references

• Smith, H.M. & Álvarez del Toro, M. 1977. A New Troglodytic Lizard (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Xantusiidae) from Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 11(1): 37–40. DOI: 10.2307/1563289 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lepidophyma lipetzi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 August 2018.
• Muñoz-Alonso, A. 2007. IUCN: Lepidophyma lipetzi  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64352A12773517. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64352A12773517.en

Vernacular names

English: Lipetz's Tropical Night Lizard
español: lagartija nocturna del Ocote