Lepidophyma mayae, also known commonly as the Mayan tropical night lizard and el escorpión nocturno maya in New World Spanish, is a small species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to Middle America.
Etymology The specific name, mayae, is in honor of the Maya, an indigenous people of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Geographic distribution Lepidophyma mayae is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and southern Mexico.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Lepidophyma mayae is forest, at altitudes of .
Behavior Lepidophyma mayae is nocturnal, to which its common names refer.
Reproduction Lepidophyma mayae is ovoviviparous.
References
Further reading (Lepidophyma mayae, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish). 367 pp. 416 pp.