Lepidophyma mayae, also known commonly as the Mayan tropical night lizard and el escorpión nocturno maya in New World Spanish, is a small species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to Middle America.
The specific name, mayae, is in honor of the Maya, an indigenous people of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Lepidophyma mayae is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and southern Mexico.
The preferred natural habitat of Lepidophyma mayae is forest, at altitudes of .
Lepidophyma mayae is nocturnal, to which its common names refer.
Lepidophyma mayae is ovoviviparous.