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Lepidophyma chicoasensis, the Sumidero tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Sumidero Canyon in Chiapas , Mexico , at 600 meters elevation.
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 ]
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 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 ...
A tegu lizard was found in Athens recently, but now state law forbids its and other non-native species sale in the pet trade. ... No one knows how the tegu came to live under this house, whether ...
Xantusia sanchezi, Sanchez's night lizard, ... It is a small lizard found in Mexico. [2] References This page was last edited on 1 August 2022, at ...
The granite night lizard is often found on rocky slopes with large exfoliating boulders and abundant crevices, but is occasionally found in coastal sage scrub and chaparral without boulders. It is active in crevices during the day, but moves on the surface at night. [4]
U.S. wildlife managers on Friday proposed federal protections for a rare lizard found only in parts of one of the world's most lucrative oil and natural gas basins. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...