Lepidophyma mayae BEZY, 1973
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Higher Taxa | Xantusiidae (Lepidophyminae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | G: Maya-Nachtechse E: Mayan Tropical Night Lizard S: Escorpión Nocturno Maya. |
Synonym | Lepidophyma mayae BEZY 1973 Lepidophyma mayae — KÖHLER 2000: 105 Lepidophyma mayae— BEZY & CAMARILLO 2002 Lepidophyma mayae — PIANKA & VITT 2003: 208 Lepidophyma mayae — SOLIS et al. 2014 |
Distribution | Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, S Mexico Type locality: Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, nr. Chinaja, 140 m elevation. |
Reproduction | viviparous |
Types | Holotype: KU 59554 |
Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS (DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS). The species differs from L. radula, L. tarascae, L. lineri, L. pajapanense, L. tuxtlae, L. chicoasense, L. lipetzi, and L. reticulatum in having 2 or fewer pretympanics; from L. dontomasi, L. gaigeae, L. radula, and L. tarascae in having 162 or more dorsals; from L. reticulatum, L. micropholis, and L. occulor in having 188 or fewer dorsals; from L. lowei, L. radula, L. smithii, L. tarascae, L. lineri, L. chicoasense, and L. occulor in having 33 or more lateral tubercle rows; from L. sylvaticum in having a wider median prefrontal (RMW2 greater than 1.6); and from L. flavimaculatum in having 33 or more lateral tubercle rows and two or fewer pretympanics (99.6% of all L. flavimaculatum, 100% of Guatemalan specimens (from BEZY & CAMARILLO 2002). |
Comment | Not listed for Belize by KÖHLER (2000). Although Lepidophyma mayae can be distinguished from all L. flavimaculatum only by a combination of 2 characters (lateral tubercle rows and pretympanics), where the two species are found in sympatry each of the two characters is nonoverlapping, indicating reproductive isolation. Max. SVL: 75 mm. |
Etymology | Named after the Maya, the indigenous people of the region of the type locality. |
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