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| | Digimorph - Lepidophyma gaigeae (Gaige's tropical night lizard) |
 | | Lepidophyma gaigeae occurs in pine-oak woodlands in Hidalgo and Queretaro, Mexico. |
 | | First, although they are almost uniformly diminuitive (Lepidophyma gaigeae is one of the largest species, with a maximum snout-vent-length of approximately 63 mm), xantusiids generally take several years to reach sexual maturity, and several species give birth to just 1 or 2 offspring. |
 | | Many populations are narrowly restricted to specific niches -- crevices (e.g., Lepidophyma gaigeae in limestone), interstices in agaves and yuccas in dry climates (e.g., X. |
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