leaf litter

When disturbed it takes to the ground and seeks cover in the leaf litter or beneath logs or palm fronds.

The only terrestrial lizard that is nocturnal is Coleonyx elegans elegans, which by day hides in the leaf litter or below ground.

The individual from Chinaj was in the leaf litter on the ground at the base of a dead tree.

All individuals of this lizard were found in the leaf litter on the forest floor; many escaped capture.

In this forest the important animal habitats include the needle- and leaf-litter, and in some areas, bromeliads.