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Lepidophyma lowei

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Lepidophyma lowei, also known commonly as Lowe's tropical night lizard and la lagartija nocturna de Lowe in Mexican Spanish, is a species of small lizard in the subfamily Lepidophyminae of the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to Mexico.[2]

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Etymology

The specific name, lowei, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Herbert Lowe[3]:161

Geographic range

Lepidophyma lowei is known only from San Bartolomé Zoogocho, in the municipality of San Bartolomé Zoogocho, in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, in the northern part of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, at 2,200 m (7,200 ft) elevation.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Lepidophyma lowei is forest.[1]

Reproduction

Lepidophyma lowei is viviparous.[1][2] Litter size is four newborns.[1]

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