Costa Rican tropical night lizard

(Lepidophyma reticulatum)

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Description

Lepidophyma reticulatum is a hereditary species described by Taylor in 1955.Lepidophyma reticulatum is part of the genus Lepidophyma and the family nostrils.IUCN categorizes the species globally as vulnerable.No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Xantusiidae
Genus:Lepidophyma
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