Xantusia jaycolei

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 jaycolei

Name

Xantusia jaycolei Bezy, Bezy & Bolles, 2008: 681

• Holotype: UAZ 28934 (Field No. RLB 2719), adult ♀, collected by R.L. Bezy on 25 May 1966.
• Type locality: “near Desemboque del Rio San Ignacio Sonora, Mexico. Estimated coordinates: 29.504537°N, 112.393438°W, approximately 10 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• Bezy, R.L., Bezy, K.B. & Bolles, K. 2008. Two New Species of Night Lizards (Xantusia) from Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 42(4): 680–688. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Xantusia jaycolei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Cole’s Night Lizard