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The desert night lizard is most commonly found underneath fallen dead trees, fallen ecological debris (plant limbs, Spanish dagger, Quixote Plants), and amongst the spiny leaves of Joshua Trees. The desert night lizard avoids visibility and may select its habitat as an added layer of protection and obscurity from predatory species.
Xantusia riversiana Cope, 1883 – island night lizard; Xantusia sanchezi R. Bezy & Flores-Villela, 1999 – Sanchez's night lizard; Xantusia sherbrookei R. Bezy, K. Bezy & Bolles, 2008; Xantusia sierrae R. Bezy, 1967 – sierra night lizard; Xantusia vigilis Baird, 1859 – desert night lizard; Xantusia wigginsi Savage, 1952 – Wiggins's ...
Xantusia wigginsi, Wiggins's desert night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in California and Mexico. [1] References
Night lizards (family Xantusiidae) are a group of small scincomorph lizards, averaging from less than 4 cm (1.6 in) to over 12 cm (4.7 in) snout–vent length. Most species are viviparous (live-bearing), with the exception of those in the genus Cricosaura. The family has only three living genera, with approximately 34 [1] living species.
Xantusia sierrae, the Sierra night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in California. [3] References
Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard; Yuman Desert fringe-toed lizard This page was last edited on 31 August 2018, at 13:25 (UTC). Text is ...
The threats to the lizard could worsen as energy production in the Permian Basin was expected to increase, amid increased demand for U.S. oil. Desert lizard could be protected by feds from oil and ...
"Two New Species of Night Lizards (Xantusia) from Mexico". Journal of Herpetology 42 (4): 680–688. (Xantusia jaycolei, new species). Bezy RL, Rosen PC, Van Devender TR, Enderson EF (2017). "Southern distributional limits of the Sonoran Desert herpeofauna along the mainland coast of northwestern Mexico". Mesoamerican Herpetology 4 (1): 137 ...