Lepidophyma gaigeae

Lepidophyma gaigeae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Xantusiidae
Genus: Lepidophyma
Species:
L. gaigeae
Binomial name
Lepidophyma gaigeae
Mosauer, 1936
Synonyms[2]
  • Lepidophyma gaigeae
    Mosauer, 1936
  • Gaigeia gaigeae
    — H.M. Smith, 1939
  • Lepidophyma gaigeae
    — Savage, 1963
  • Lepidophyma (Gaigeia) gaigeae
    — H.M Smith, 1973
  • Lepidophyma gaigeae
    — Liner, 2007

Lepidophyma gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's tropical night lizard and la lagartija nocturna de Gaige in Mexican Spanish, is a small species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to eastern Mexico.[2]

  1. ^ Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Lepidophyma gaigeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64350A12773333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64350A12773333.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Lepidophyma gaigeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.