Lepidophyma reticulatum

Lepidophyma reticulatum

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 reticulatum

Name

Lepidophyma reticulatum Taylor, 1955: 551

• Holotype: KU No. 36245, ♀, collected by Edward H. Taylor on 25 July 1954.
• Type locality: “Agua Buena, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica”.

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1955. Additions to the known herpetological fauna of Costa Rica with comments on other species. No. II. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 37(13): 499–575. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Chaves, G. 2013. IUCN: Lepidophyma reticulatum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T178294A1530563. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T178294A1530563.en. Accessed on 20 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard