Lepidophyma gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's tropical night lizard and la lagartija nocturna de Gaige in Mexican Spanish, is a small species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae.

[2] The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.

[3] L. gaigeae is native to the Sierra Madre Oriental of northern Querétaro state and adjacent northwestern Hidalgo state, between 1,800 and 2,200 m (5,900 and 7,200 ft) elevation.

[1] The preferred natural habitat of L. gaigeae is rocky areas of forest or shrubland.

[1][2] Litter size may be as small as one newborn.