Cricosaura Gundlach and Peters 1863 (Cuban night lizards)

Reptilia - Squamata - Xantusiidae

Parent taxon: Xantusiidae according to M. K. Hecht 1956

See also Frank and Ramus 1996

Sister taxa: Catactegenys, Klauberina, Lepidophyma, Palaeoxantusia, Palepidophyma, Paracontogenys, Xantusia

Subtaxa: Cricosaura typica

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cricosaura in the database

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