Lepidophyma gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's tropical night lizard and la lagartija nocturna de Gaige in Mexican Spanish, is a small species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to eastern Mexico.[2]
The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.[3]
L. gaigeae is native to the Sierra Madre Oriental of northern Querétaro state and adjacent northwestern Hidalgo state, between 1,800 and 2,200 m (5,900 and 7,200 ft) elevation.[1]
The preferred natural habitat of L. gaigeae is rocky areas of forest or shrubland.[1]
L. gaigeae is viviparous.[1][2] Litter size may be as small as one newborn.[1]
Lepidophyma gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's tropical night lizard and la lagartija nocturna de Gaige in Mexican Spanish, is a small species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to eastern Mexico.
