Lepidophyma tarascae

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 tarascae

Name

Lepidophyma tarascae Bezy, Webb & Álvarez, 1982: 361

• Holotype: ENCB 9221 (original field number A.O. 6193), adult ♂, collected by Aurelio Ocaña on 10 July 1976.
• Type locality: “near Mexiquillo, Aquila District, Michoacán, México. Mexiquillo (18°08′N, 103°56′W) is a small town on the coast of Michoacán, ca. 77 km (air) WNW of Lázaro Cárdenas and the mouth of the Río Balsas”.

References

Primary references

• Bezy, R.L., Webb, R.G. & Álvarez, T. 1982. A new species of the genus Lepidophyma (Sauria: Xantusiidae) from Michoacán, México. Herpetologica 38(3): 361–366. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lepidophyma tarascae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 July 2019.
• Ponce-Campos, P. & García Aguayo, A. 2007. IUCN: Lepidophyma tarascae  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64359A12761225. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64359A12761225.en

Vernacular names

English: Tarascan Tropical Night Lizard