Lepidophyma sylvaticum Taylor, 1939 is a animal in the Xantusiidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Lepidophyma sylvaticum Taylor, 1939 (Lepidophyma sylvaticum Taylor, 1939)
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Lepidophyma sylvaticum Taylor, 1939

Lepidophyma sylvaticum Taylor, 1939

The Madrean tropical night lizard, Lepidophyma sylvaticum, is a small xantusiid lizard found in Mexico.

Family
Genus
Lepidophyma
Order
Class
Squamata

About Lepidophyma sylvaticum Taylor, 1939

Lepidophyma sylvaticum, commonly called the Madrean tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard that belongs to the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard species that is found in Mexico.

Photo: (c) Arnulfo Moreno-Valdez, all rights reserved, uploaded by Arnulfo Moreno-Valdez

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Xantusiidae Lepidophyma

More from Xantusiidae

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