Xantusia arizonae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Xantusiidae
Subfamilia: Xantusiinae
Genus: Xantusia
Species: Xantusia arizonae

Name

Xantusia arizonae Klauber, 1931

• Holotype: SDNHM 5433, adult ♀, collected by P.M. and L.M. Klauber on 21 August 1931.
• Type locality: “one mile south of Yarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, elevation 4940 ft.”

Combinations

• Xantusia arizonae Klauber, 1931: 3 [original combination]
• Xantusia vigilis arizonae — Bezy, 1967: 661 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
• Xantusia arizonae — Papenfuss, Macey & Schulte, 2001: 2 [subsequent combination, restaure to species]

References

Primary references

• Klauber, L.M. 1931. A new species of Xantusia from Arizona, with a synopsis of the genus. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 7: 1–16. BHL
• Bezy, R.L. 1967. Variation, Distribution, and Taxonomic Status of the Arizona Night Lizard (Xantusia arizonae). Copeia 1967(3): 653–661. DOI: 10.2307/1442245 Reference page. 
• Papenfuss, T.J., Macey, J.R. & Schulte II, J.A. 2001. A New Lizard Species in the Genus Xantusia from Arizona. Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas 23: 1–9. hdl: 1808/25345 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Xantusia arizonae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 October 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Xantusia arizonae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64361A12761627. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64361A12761627.en

Vernacular names

English: Arizona Night Lizard