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| The '''Arizona night lizard''' is a small smooth-skinned gray-brown lizard 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.<ref>Bezy, Robert L. . Sonoran Herpetologist. Retrieved 30 December 2011</ref><ref name="Arizona"> Arizona Game and Fish Department. 2003 . . Unpublished abstract compiled and edited by the Heritage Data Management System, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ. 1-2 pp.</ref> | The '''Arizona night lizard''' is a small smooth-skinned gray-brown lizard 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.<ref>Bezy, Robert L. . Sonoran Herpetologist. Retrieved 30 December 2011</ref><ref name="Arizona"> Arizona Game and Fish Department. 2003 . . Unpublished abstract compiled and edited by the Heritage Data Management System, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ. 1-2 pp.</ref> | ||
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Despite its name, the Arizona night lizard is primarily active during the day. The lizard's range extends across west-central ]. It is usually found in rock crevices or under plant debris. Its diet consists of insects and spiders. The young of the lizard are born live, usually one or two around August or September.<ref>Brennan, Tom. . Reptiles and Amphibians of Arizona. Retrieved 30 December 2011</ref> As the lizard tends not to move about and generally avoids humans, not much is known about it.<ref name="Arizona"></ref> | ||
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| Arizona night lizard | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Xantusiidae |
| Genus: | Xantusia |
| Species: | X. arizonae |
| Binomial name | |
| Xantusia arizonae | |
The Arizona night lizard is a small smooth-skinned gray-brown lizard 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.
Despite its name, the Arizona night lizard is primarily active during the day. The lizard's range extends across west-central Arizona. It is usually found in rock crevices or under plant debris. Its diet consists of insects and spiders. The young of the lizard are born live, usually one or two around August or September. As the lizard tends not to move about and generally avoids humans, not much is known about it.
References
- Template:IUCN2011.2
- Bezy, Robert L. "The Night Lizards (Xantusia) of Arizona". Sonoran Herpetologist. Retrieved 30 December 2011
- ^ Arizona Game and Fish Department. 2003 . "Xantusia arizonae". Unpublished abstract compiled and edited by the Heritage Data Management System, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ. 1-2 pp.
- Brennan, Tom. "ARIZONA NIGHT LIZARD Xantusia arizonae". Reptiles and Amphibians of Arizona. Retrieved 30 December 2011
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