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The desert night lizard is small for a reptile, with the average adult female at 80 mm in total length and 1.3 g in weight. The average adult male Xantusia vigilis is 65mm in total length and 1.1 g in weight. Male desert night lizards are distinguishable from females as they are lighter and shorter in length.
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.
The majority of lizard species are active during the day, [28] though some are active at night, notably geckos. As ectotherms , lizards have a limited ability to regulate their body temperature, and must seek out and bask in sunlight to gain enough heat to become fully active. [ 29 ]
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 ...
Desert horned lizard; Desert night lizard This page was last edited on 28 December 2019, at 06:52 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The Inyo rock daisy only grows in the crevices of cliff walls in the southern Inyo Mountains near Death Valley National Park.