Genus

Tropical Night Lizards

Lepidophyma

2 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyXantusiidae (Night Lizards)
GenusLepidophyma (Tropical Night Lizards)

Species in this group

Lepidophyma flavimaculatum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lepidophyma reticulatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tropical Night Lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~40%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			~40%
2	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 2	~30%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			~30%
3	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 2	~30%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			~30%
4	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			~20%
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			~20%
6	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard			~10%

Tropical Night Lizards

Species in this group

Yellow-spotted Night Lizard

Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Tropical Night Lizards

Parks Ranked