Lepidophyma sylvaticum

Lepidophyma sylvaticum

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 sylvaticum

Name

Lepidophyma sylvaticum Taylor, 1939: 131

• Holotype: FMNH 100102 (formerly EHT-HMS 16259), ♀, collected by E.H. Taylor on 10 August 1938.
• Type locality: “7 mi. north of Zacualtipan, Hidalgo”, Mexico.

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1939. A New Species of the Lizard Genus Lepidophyma from Mexico. Copeia 1939(3): 131–133. DOI: 10.2307/1436806 Reference page. 

Links

• Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. IUCN: Lepidophyma sylvaticum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64358A12760754. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64358A12760754.en. Accessed on 19 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Madrean Tropical Night Lizard