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Distribution

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Continent: Middle-America
Distribution: Mexico (Michoacan, Guerrero, Colima)
Type locality: near Mexiquillo, Aquila District, Michoacan, México, Mexiquillo (18º08 N, 103º56W) is ca. 77 km (air) WNW Lázaro Cárdenas and the mouth of the Río Balsas.
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Lepidophyma tarascae

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Lepidophyma tarascae, the Tarascan tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico.[2] It is currently known from two widely-separated locations in the State of Michoacán – near Playa Mexiquillo on the Pacific coast, and inland to the north in the Sierra de Coalcomán, a northwestern sub-range of the Sierra Madre del Sur. It inhabits forests and rocky areas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Lepidophyma tarascae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64359A12761225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64359A12761225.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lepidophyma tarascae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
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Lepidophyma tarascae: Brief Summary

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Lepidophyma tarascae, the Tarascan tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. It is currently known from two widely-separated locations in the State of Michoacán – near Playa Mexiquillo on the Pacific coast, and inland to the north in the Sierra de Coalcomán, a northwestern sub-range of the Sierra Madre del Sur. It inhabits forests and rocky areas.

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