Lepidophyma tarascae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Xantusiidae |
| Genus: | Lepidophyma |
| Species: | L. tarascae
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| Lepidophyma tarascae | |
Lepidophyma tarascae, the Tarascan tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family
Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico.[2] It is currently known from two widely-separated locations in the State of Michoacán – near Playa Mexiquillo on the Pacific coast, and inland to the north in the Sierra de Coalcomán, a northwestern sub-range of the Sierra Madre del Sur. It inhabits forests and rocky areas.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Lepidophyma tarascae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.