Lepidophyma pajapanensis WERLER, 1957
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Higher Taxa | Xantusiidae (Lepidophyminae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Pajapan Tropical Night Lizard S: Lagartija Nocturna de Pajapán. |
Synonym | Lepidophyma pajapanensis WERLER 1957 Lepidophyma pajapanensis — SAVAGE 1963 Lepidophyma pajapanensis — LINER 1994 Lepidophyma pajapanensis— BEZY & CAMARILLO 2002 Lepidophyma pajapanense — GARCÍA-VÁZQUEZ et al. 2010 |
Distribution | Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca) Type locality: Southeast side of Volcán San Martin Pajápan (elevation: 3500 feet), Veracruz |
Reproduction | viviparous |
Types | Holotype: FMNH 78382 |
Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS (DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS). The species differs from all other Lepidophyma except L. tuxtlae in having the paravertebral rows composed of a nearly uninterrupted string of subequal tubercles; from L. tuxtlae, L. dontomasi, L. gaigeae, L. radula, L. tarascae, L. lineri, and L. occulor in having 30 or more femoral pores; from all except L. mayae, L. tuxtlae, and L. sylvaticum in having 39 or more large paravertebral tubercles; and from L. dontomasi, L. lowei, L. radula, L. tarascae, L. lineri, L. mayae, L. micropholis, L. occulor, and L. sylvaticum in having 6 or more pretympanics. |
Comment | Max. SVL: 82 mm. |
Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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