Lepidophyma mayae

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 mayae

Name

Lepidophyma mayae Bezy, 1973: 1

• Holotype: KU 59554, adult ♀, collected by William E. Duellman and John Wellman on 24 June 1940
• Type locality: “near Chinajá, elev. 140 m., Depto. Alta Verapaz, Guatemala”.

References

Primary references

• Bezy, R.L. 1973. A new species of the genus Lepidophyma (Reptilia: Xantusiidae) from Guatemala. Contributions in Science 239: 1–7. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lepidophyma mayae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 October 2019.
• Acevedo, M., Ariano-Sánchez, D. & Johnson, J. 2013. IUCN: Lepidophyma mayae  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T203184A2761819. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203184A2761819.en

Vernacular names

English: Mayan Tropical Night Lizard