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Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard

A species of Tropical night lizards
Scientific name : Lepidophyma flavimaculatum Genus : Tropical night lizards

Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard, A species of Tropical night lizards
Scientific name: Lepidophyma flavimaculatum
Genus: Tropical night lizards
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Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) Photo By dave_k_h , used under ALL RIGHTS RESERVED /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

The yellow-spotted tropical night lizard or yellow-spotted night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) is a species of night lizard. It is distributed from central Mexico through the Central America south to Panama. It includes four subspecies:

General Info

Lifespan

5-8 years

Diet

Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard exhibits insectivorous feeding habits, predominantly consuming arthropods. Without being picky eaters, they gravitate towards crickets, spiders, and beetles, ensuring adequate nutrient intake for survival in the wild.

Appearance

Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard is a small, nocturnal reptile with a robust body shape. Its smooth skin is predominantly yellow with brown spots and patches, giving it a mottled appearance. This lizard possesses a rounded tail, and its limbs are stumpy yet adaptable to burrowing. There are no significant differences in appearance according to age, gender, or subspecies within yellow-spotted tropical night lizard.

Behavior

Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard is a primarily nocturnal species, hiding under rocks or debris during the day and emerging at night to forage for a variety of invertebrates. It exhibits solitary behavior outside breeding season. Impressively, yellow-spotted tropical night lizard is known to enter a state of torpor when environmental conditions are unfavorable, enhancing its survival in its arid and desert habitats.
Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) Photo By dave_k_h , used under ALL RIGHTS RESERVED /Cropped and compressed from original

Scientific Classification

Phylum
Chordates
Class
Reptiles
Order
Lizards and snakes
Family
Night lizards
Genus
Tropical night lizards
Species
Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard
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