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Lepidophyma (tropical night lizard)

Reptilia - Xantusiidae

Taxonomy
Lepidophyma was named by Duméril (1851). It is extant.

It was assigned to Xantusiidae by Hecht (1956), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonyms
  • Impensodens was named by Langebartel (1953).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lepidophyma by Hecht (1956).
  • Gaigeia was named by Smith (1939). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lepidophyma by Hecht (1956).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Lepidophyma Duméril
1939Gaigeia Smith
1953Impensodens Langebartel
1956Lepidophyma Hecht p. 2
1983Lepidophyma Estes
1988Lepidophyma Carroll
1996Lepidophyma Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyXantusiidaeBaird 1858
genusLepidophymaDuméril 1851

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Lepidophyma Duméril 1851 [tropical night lizard]
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†Lepidophyma arizeloglyphus Langebartel 1953
Lepidophyma flavimaculatum Dumeril 1851 [Yellow-spotted night lizard]
Lepidophyma gaigeae Mosauer 1936 [Gaige's tropical night lizard]
Lepidophyma smithii Bocourt 1876 [Smiths tropical night lizard]
Invalid names: Gaigeia Smith 1939 [synonym], Impensodens Langebartel 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:18
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:18
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) Lepidophyma indet. (71264)