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Xantusia vigilis (Desert night lizard)

Osteichthyes - Xantusiidae

Taxonomy
Xantusia vigilis was named by Baird (1858). It is extant.

Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2018-09-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Xantusia vigilis Baird

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyXantusiidaeBaird 1858
genusXantusiaBaird 1859
speciesvigilisBaird 1858

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Xantusia vigilis Baird 1858 [Desert night lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:18
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:18
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available