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Lepidophyma chicoasensis

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Lepidophyma chicoasensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Xantusiidae
Genus: Lepidophyma
Species:
L. chicoasensis
Binomial name
Lepidophyma chicoasensis
Alvarez & Valentin, 1988

Lepidophyma chicoasensis, the Sumidero tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Sumidero Canyon in Chiapas, Mexico, at 600 meters elevation.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Lepidophyma chicoasensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64348A12772955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64348A12772955.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lepidophyma chicoasensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.