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Xantusia (night lizard)
Taxonomy
Xantusia was named by Baird (1859). It is extant.
It was assigned to Lacertidae by Cope (1875); and to Xantusiidae by Hecht (1956), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Norell (1989) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Lacertidae by Cope (1875); and to Xantusiidae by Hecht (1956), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Norell (1989) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
Species
Synonymy list
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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.
G. Xantusia Baird 1859 [night lizard]
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†Xantusia downsi Norell 1989
Xantusia henshawi Stejneger 1893 [Granite night lizard]
Xantusia vigilis Baird 1858 [Desert night lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available