Xantusia arizonae

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Arizona Night Lizard