Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard
Overview
The yellow-spotted tropical night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) is a night lizard
Night lizard
Night lizards are a group of very small, viviparous lizards, averaging from less than 4 cm to over 12 cm long. The family has only three genera, with approximately 23 living species...

 ranging from central Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 to Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. It includes two subspecies, Lepidophyma flavimaculatum flavimaculatum and Lepidophyma flavimaculatum obscurum.

Yellow-spotted tropical night lizards are among the largest of the night lizards, reaching a length of 12.7 centimetres (5 in). They are nearly black in color, with a series of yellow spots running along their sides from the tips of their snouts to their rear flanks.
 
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