page_title: Lepidophyma
hierarchical_section_title: Lepidophyma
caption_attribution_description: English: Madrean Tropical Night Lizard (Lepidophyma sylvaticum) El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Photographed on 24 May 2005 by William L. Farr. This image was originally photographed with film and later scanned from a print.
context_page_description: Lepidophyma is a genus of lizards, commonly called tropical night lizards. The genus Lepidophyma is one of three genera of night lizards, which are a group of viviparous lizards. There are 20 species of tropical night lizards in the genus Lepidophyma, making it the most populous night lizard genus. Species of the genus Lepidophyma are distributed throughout Central America, found anywhere from central Mexico to Panama, depending on the particular species. Tropical night lizards, particularly the yellow-spotted species, are sometimes called Central American bark lizards by pet dealers and owners.
context_section_description: Lepidophyma is a genus of lizards, commonly called tropical night lizards. The genus Lepidophyma (Greek for "warty scales") is one of three genera of night lizards (family Xantusiidae), which are a group of viviparous (live-bearing) lizards.  There are 20 species of tropical night lizards in the genus Lepidophyma, making it the most populous night lizard genus.  Species of the genus Lepidophyma are distributed throughout Central America, found anywhere from central Mexico to Panama, depending on the particular species.  Tropical night lizards, particularly the yellow-spotted species, are sometimes called Central American bark lizards by pet dealers and owners.
caption: Madrean Tropical Night Lizard (Lepidophyma sylvaticum) El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (24 May 2005).
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