Lepidophyma lipetzi
| Lepidophyma lipetzi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Xantusiidae |
| Genus: | Lepidophyma |
| Species: | L. lipetzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidophyma lipetzi H.M. Smith & Álvarez del Toro, 1977
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Lepidophyma lipetzi, also known commonly as Lipetz's tropical night lizard and la lagartija nocturna del Ocote in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard which is native to Mexico.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, lipetzi, is in honor of American biochemist Milton L. Lipetz.[3]: 159
Geographic range
L. lipetzi is endemic to the Mexican state of Chiapas.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. lipetzi is forest, at altitudes around 600 m (2,000 ft).[1]
Reproduction
L. lipetzi is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Lepidophyma lipetzi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64352A12773517. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64352A12773517.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Lepidophyma lipetzi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Johnson, J.D.; Mata-Silva, V.; García Padilla, E.; Wilson, L.D. (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 2 (3): 272–329.
- Smith, H.M.; Álvarez del Toro, M. (1977). "A New Troglodytic Lizard (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Xantusiidae) from Mexico". Journal of Herpetology. 11 (1): 37–40. (Lepidophyma lipetzi, new species).