plasmodium lepidoptiformis plasmodium lepidoptiformis plasmodium lepidoptiformis is a parasite of the genus plasmodium. plasmodium lepidoptiformis scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: tsar clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: apicomplexa class: aconoidasida order: haemospororida family: plasmodiidae genus: plasmodium species: p. lepidoptiformis binomial name plasmodium lepidoptiformistelford and telford, 2003 like all plasmodium species p. lepidoptiformis has both vertebrate and insect hosts. the vertebrate hosts for this parasite are lizards. description this species was described by telford and telford in 2003. distribution it is found in venezuela. hosts the only known vertebrate host is the lizard kentropyx calcarata