Xantusia bezyi

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 bezyi

Name

Xantusia bezyi Papenfuss, Macey & Schulte, 2001: 4

• Holotype: MVZ 232604, adult ♂, collected by by Theodore J. Papenfuss on 3 November 2000.
• Type locality: “33°49.48’ N, 111°28.55’ W, NE, 1/4 Sec. 31, T. 6 N., R. 9 E., 5.6 km S (by Highway 87) of Sunflower, elev. 948 m, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA”.

References

Primary references

• 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 bezyi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 October 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Xantusia bezyi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64362A12773918. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64362A12773918.en

Vernacular names

English: Bezy's Night Lizard