Lepidophyma gaigeae

Lepidophyma gaigeae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Xantusiidae
Genus: Lepidophyma
Species:
L. gaigeae
Binomial name
Lepidophyma gaigeae
Mosauer, 1936
Synonyms
  • Lepidophyma gaigeae
    Mosauer, 1936
  • Gaigeia gaigeae
    — H.M. Smith, 1939
  • Lepidophyma gaigeae
    — Savage, 1963
  • Lepidophyma (Gaigeia) gaigeae
    — H.M Smith, 1973
  • Lepidophyma gaigeae
    — Liner, 2007

Lepidophyma gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's tropical night lizard and la lagartija nocturna de Gaige in Mexican Spanish, is a small species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to eastern Mexico.

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