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The Illuminet is a net with a built-in flashlight that kids can use to catch lizards, fireflies, crabs and other outdoor creatures. It comes with an LED bracelet for extra safety and gives parents ...
Lepidophyma smithii, Smith's tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. [2] They live in small caves with scarce levels of food and nutrients. Due to their habitat, Lepidophyma smithii is rather elusive. Smith's tropical night lizard is an omnivore ...
Hoplocercidae are a family of lizards native to the tropical forests, woodlands and savanna-like habitats of Central and South America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Alternatively they are recognized as a subfamily, Hoplocercinae. 20 species in two genera are described.
The Arizona night lizard (Xantusia arizonae) is a species of small smooth-skinned gray-brown lizards with dark spots that sometimes form partial lines down the back. The lizard has a slightly flattened head. The scales of the underside and tail are larger than those of the upper side. The lizard grows to a length of 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 3.9 in ...
Italian wall lizards were introduced to Levittown in the late 1970s. Now they're invasive. Here's how to deal with them.
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 ...
Nyctosauridae (meaning "night lizards" or "bat lizards") is a family of specialized soaring pterosaurs of the late Cretaceous Period of North America, Africa, and possibly other continents including South America. It was named in 1889 by Henry Alleyne Nicholson and Richard Lydekker. [2]