| Lepidophyma micropholis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Xantusiidae |
| Genus: | Lepidophyma |
| Species: | L. micropholis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidophyma micropholis Walker, 1955
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Lepidophyma micropholis, the cave tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico.2 It is native to caves in the Sierra del Abra Tanchipa, part of the Sierra Madre Oriental in eastern San Luis Potosí and adjacent southern Tamaulipas states.1
References
References
- Lavin, P.; Mendoza Quijano, F. (2007). "Lepidophyma micropholis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T64354A12773677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64354A12773677.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Lepidophyma micropholis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.