Lepidophyma lineri

Lepidophyma lineri, also known commonly as Liner's tropical night lizard and la lagartija nocturna de Liner in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lepidophyminae of the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to southern Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, lineri, is in honor of American herpetologist Ernest A. Liner.

Geographic range

L. lineri is native to the Sierra de Miahuatlán, a sub-range of the Sierra Madre del Sur in south-central Oaxaca, Mexico.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. lineri is unknown because all specimens have been collected from coffee plantations.

Reproduction

L. lineri is ovoviviparous.