Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow-spotted tropical night lizard lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lepidophyma flavimaculatum
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Xantusiidae

Where does the yellow-spotted tropical night lizard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-spotted tropical night lizard in 3 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the yellow-spotted tropical night lizard endangered?

The yellow-spotted tropical night lizard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the yellow-spotted tropical night lizard?

The yellow-spotted tropical night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Xantusiidae, genus Lepidophyma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-spotted tropical night lizard

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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard (revision 1355039857), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1495992 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).