Arizona night lizard

Arizona night lizard

Taxobox | name = Arizona night lizard
image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Xantusiidae
genus = "Xantusia"
species = "X. arizonae"
binomial = "Xantusia arizonae"

The Arizona Night lizard is a small smooth-skinned gray-brown lizard with dark spots that sometimes form partial lines down the back. The lizard has a slightly flattened head.

Despite its name it is primarily active during the day. The lizards' range extends across west-central Arizona. It is usually found in rock crevices or under plant debris. Its diet consists of insects and spiders.


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