Bezy's night lizard

Bezy's night lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Autarchoglossa
Family: Xantusiidae
Genus: Xantusia
Species: X. bezyi
Binomial name
Xantusia bezyi
Papenfuss, Macey & Schulte, 2001

Bezy's night lizard (Xantusia bezyi ) is a species of lizard endemic to Arizona.[2]

Etymology

Bezy's night lizard is named after noted herpetologist Robert L. Bezy.[3]

Geographic range

X. bezyi is found in central Arizona.[2]

Description

Small, smooth-skinned, and gray-brown to yellow-brown, this night lizard measures 1.5 to 2.75 inches (38 to 70 mm) from its nose to its vent. It has a flattened head, and dark splotches on its back. The eyes lack eyelids and have vertical, linear pupils.[2]

Habitat

Desert highlands and pine woodlands are its preferred habitats.[2]

Diet

This lizard's diet consists of spiders and insects.[2]

Behavior

During daylight hours it shelters in rock crevices.[2]

References

  1. Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Xantusia bezyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Reptiles of Arizona". AZ PARC. 2006.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Xantusia bezyi, p. 25).

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