Xantusiidae

Xantusia vigilis (desert night lizard), a species of the family Xantusiidae.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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

Familia: Xantusiidae
Subfamiliae: Cricosaurinae – Xantusiinae

Name

Xantusiidae Baird, 1858

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Nachtechsen
• English: Night lizards
• Nederlands: Nachthagedissen

References

• Baird, S.F. (1858) "Description of new genera and species of North American lizards in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 10, pp. 253-256.