Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard
The yellow-spotted tropical night lizard or yellow-spotted night lizard is a species of night lizard. It is distributed from central Mexico through the Central America south to Panama. It includes four subspecies:
- Lepidophyma flavimaculatum flavimaculatum
- Lepidophyma flavimaculatum ophiophthalmum
- Lepidophyma flavimaculatum tehuanae
- Lepidophyma flavimaculatum tenebrarum
Reproduction
It reproduces parthenogenetically, and gives birth to fully developed young.It is a secretive, terrestrial and nocturnal lizard of tropical wet and moist forests. Mostly found on the ground, it is occasionally found on tree trunks or beneath bark on standing trees. It feeds on small invertebrates.
