Lowe’s Tropical Night Lizard
Lepidophyma lowei
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Xantusiidae
Lepidophyma lowei est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Xantusiidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique de l'État d'Oaxaca au Mexique. Étymologie Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Charles Herbert Lowe.
Lepidophyma lowei, also known commonly as Lowe's tropical night lizard and la lagartija nocturna de Lowe in Mexican Spanish, is a species of small lizard in the subfamily Lepidophyminae of the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to Mexico. Etymology The specific name, lowei, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Herbert Lowe Geographic range Lepidophyma lowei is known only from San Bartolomé Zoogocho, in the municipality of San Bartolomé Zoogocho, in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, in the northern part of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, at 2,200 m (7,200 ft) elevation.
Lepidophyma es un género de lagartos que pertenecen a la familia Xantusiidae. Agrupa a 22 especies reconocidas que se distribuyen en México y América Central. Taxonomía Se reconocen las siguientes especies: Lepidophyma chicoasensis Álvarez & Valentín, 1988 - Lagarto nocturno de Chicoasén.
Distribution
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