Kingdom Animalia Order Squamata Genus Xantusia Higher classification Xantusia | Phylum Chordata Family Xantusiidae Scientific name Xantusia gracilis Rank Species | |
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Similar Xantusia, Night lizard, Granite night lizard, Reptile, Baja California leopard li | ||
The sandstone night lizard, Xantusia gracilis, is a species of night lizard. Prior to 2005, it was considered a subspecies of the granite night lizard, Xantusia henshawi. The physical difference is that the sandstone night lizard has lighter coloration.
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Range
The sandstone night lizard is extremely limited geographically; it is known only to the Truckhaven Rocks in the Colorado Desert, at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County, California.
Description
The lizard is very secretive using small burrows and sandstone or siltstone for cover.
References
Sandstone night lizard Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA