Taxonomy Profile: Lepidophyma micropholis (Walker 1955)

Lepidophyma micropholis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Lagartija-nocturna de cueva []
Cave Tropical Night Lizard []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Lepidophyma micropholis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Autarchoglossa
Family : Xantusiidae
night lizards |
Genus : Lepidophyma
Species : Lepidophyma micropholis
Lagartija-nocturna de cueva |
Cave Tropical Night Lizard |
Lepidophyma micropholis Direct Children(s):
Lepidophyma micropholis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Lepidophyma micropholis
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Lepidophyma micropholis
Source(s):
Source:
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
Acquired:
2000-10-07
Notes:
CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)
Reference for:
Lepidophyma micropholis
Source:
Reptile Database (Aug. 2020)
Acquired:
2020-12-16
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 16 Dec 2020
Reference for:
Lepidophyma micropholis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-01-29 / 1993-01-29
Article/Chapter Title:
Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17
Page(s):
iv + 73
Publisher:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Publication Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-911239-42-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Lepidophyma micropholis
Lepidophyma micropholis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mexico / Native
Lepidophyma micropholis: Comments