Night lizards
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| Night lizards (family name Xantusiidae) are a group of very small, viviparous (live-bearing) lizards, averaging from less than 4 cm to over 12 cm long. The family has only three genera, with approximately 31 living species.
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| Arizona night lizard | |
Arizona night lizard
| phylum | Chordata | 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.[2][3]
Despite its name, the Arizona night lizard is primarily active during the day. The lizard's range extends across west-central Arizona. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Night lizards |
| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Squamata | |
| family | Xantusiidae | |
| genus | Xantusia | |
| species | X. arizonae |
