Lepidophyma lowei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Xantusiidae
Subfamilia: Xantusiinae
Genus: Lepidophyma
Species: Lepidophyma lowei

Name

Lepidophyma lowei Bezy & Camarillo, 1997: 1

• Holotype: IBH 7500 (formerly ENEPI 3728), adult ♂, collected by J.L. Camarillo R. on 28 September 1991.
• Type locality: “4.0 km (by rd) SE San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Municipio Zoogocho, former Distrito Villa Alta, Oaxaca, México (17°14′N, 96°15′W; ca. 2200 m elev.)”.

References

Primary references

• Bezy, R.L. & Camarillo R., J.L. 1997. A new species of Lepidophyma (Sauria: Xantusiidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Contributions in Science 465: 1–8. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lepidophyma lowei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 October 2019.
• Flores-Villela, O. 2007. IUCN: Lepidophyma lowei  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64353A12773610. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64353A12773610.en

Vernacular names

English: Lowe's Tropical Night Lizard