Belize Biodiversity Information System

Taxonomy

Species ID	030085
Name	Maya night lizard
Other Common Names
Category	03 Reptiles
Phylum
Subphylum
Class	Reptilia
Subclass
Suborder	Sauria
Family	Xantusiidae
Genus	Lepidophyma
Species	mayae
Subspecies
References	1

Distribution

DISTRICT	References
Toledo	1

Administrative Unit	Occurrence	Abundance	Temporal	References
Columbia River Forest Reserve	Collected as voucher.	Unknown, insuffient data		1

ELEVATION Association	References
601-800 m	1

QUAD Distribution	References
16 15' to 16 30'; 89 00' to 89 15'	1

Holdridge Life Zone Distribution	References
Subtropical Lower Montane wet	1

Habitat Associations

Forest Type Associations	Seral Stage	Canopy Closure	References
Montane palm forest over volcanics.			1
Transitional Broadleaf Forest Poor in Lime-loving Species			1

References

1  Stafford, P. J. and J. R. Meyer. 2000. A guide to the reptiles of
   Belize. Academic Press, London. p. 165-166.  All data georeferenced and
   Imported on 09/17/00.