Lepidophyma lipetzi

Lepidophyma lipetzi
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Xantusiidae
Genus:	Lepidophyma
Species:	L. lipetzi
Binomial name
	Lepidophyma lipetzi; H.M. Smith & Álvarez del Toro, 1977

Last updated October 05, 2025

Lepidophyma lipetzi, also known commonly as Lipetz's tropical night lizard and la lagartija nocturna del Ocote in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard which is native to Mexico.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, lipetzi, is in honor of American biochemist Milton L. Lipetz.^[3]^: 159

Geographic range

L. lipetzi is endemic to the Mexican state of Chiapas.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. lipetzi is forest, at altitudes around 600 m (2,000 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

L. lipetzi is ovoviviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Lepidophyma lipetzi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T64352A12773517. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64352A12773517.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Lepidophyma lipetzi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Johnson, J.D.; Mata-Silva, V.; García Padilla, E.; Wilson, L.D. (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 2 (3): 272–329.
Smith, H.M.; Álvarez del Toro, M. (1977). "A New Troglodytic Lizard (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Xantusiidae) from Mexico". Journal of Herpetology. 11 (1): 37–40. (Lepidophyma lipetzi, new species).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Lepidophyma lipetzi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T64352A12773517. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64352A12773517.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Lepidophyma lipetzi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.

[3] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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