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Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

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Maximum longevity: 11 years (captivity)
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Distribution

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Continent: Middle-America
Distribution: SE Mexico (Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Oaxaca), Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama; elevation: 120-940 m flavimaculatum: Atlantic slopes from S Veracruz to British Honduras, excluding the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. Veracruz, Tabasco, Chiapas. Terra typica restricta (H. M. SMITH & TAYLOR 1950): Río de la Pasión, Petén Province, Guatemala. obscurum: Panama, Costa Rica;
Type locality: Rio Chilibrillo, Panama. tenebrarum: Tamaulipas
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Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard

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The yellow-spotted tropical night lizard[3] or yellow-spotted night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) is a species of night lizard (family Xantusiidae).[1][2] The species is distributed from central Mexico, through Central America, south to Panama. It includes two subspecies.[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

  • Lepidophyma flavimaculatum flavimaculatum A.H.A.Duméril, 1851
  • Lepidophyma flavimaculatum ophiophthalmum Taylor, 1955

Reproduction

L. flavimaculatum reproduces parthenogenetically.[1] The female gives birth to live, fully developed young lizards. Before birth the egg cells are not fertilized.[1]

Habitat and ecology

L. flavimaculatum is a secretive, terrestrial and nocturnal lizard of tropical wet and moist forests, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Mostly found on the ground, it is occasionally found on tree trunks or beneath bark on standing trees. It feeds on small invertebrates.[1]

Fiction

The yellow-spotted night lizard is sometimes conjectured the inspiration for the lizards of the same name in the children's novel Holes by Louis Sachar. However, in the making of the movie adaptation of the novel, the filmmakers used bearded dragons and painted yellow spots on them, rather than using actual yellow-spotted night lizards. In both versions, the lizards are portrayed as animals that are aggressive toward humans and produce deadly venom, which is a false characterization of both species.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Sunyer J, Chaves G, Porras LW, Lamar W, Solórzano A (2013). "Lepidophyma flavimaculatum ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T197495A2490538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197495A2490538.en.
  2. ^ a b c d Lepidophyma flavimaculatum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 October 2015.
  3. ^ "SPECIES Lepidophyma flavimaculatum ". UniProt. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  4. ^ "15 facts o Yellow spotted lizard". factinformer.com. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
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Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard: Brief Summary

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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.

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