Bezy's night lizard

Bezy's night lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Xantusiidae
Genus:Xantusia
Species: X. bezyi
Binomial name
Xantusia bezyi
Papenfuss, Macey & Schulte, 2001

Bezy's night lizard (Xantusia bezyi ) is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is endemic to Arizona.[2]

Etymology

Bezy's night lizard is named after noted American herpetologist Robert L. Bezy.[3]

Geographic range

X. bezyi is found in central Arizona.[2]

Description

Small, smooth-skinned, and gray-brown to yellow-brown, X. bezyi measures 1.5 to 2.75 inches (38 to 70 mm) from its nose to its vent. It has a flattened head, and dark splotches on its back. The eyes lack eyelids and have vertical, linear pupils.[2]

Habitat

Desert highlands and pine woodlands are the preferred habitats of X. bezyi.[2]

Diet

The diet of X. bezyi consists of spiders and insects.[2]

Behavior

During daylight hours X. bezyi shelters in rock crevices.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Xantusia bezyi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007: e.T64362A12773918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64362A12773918.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Reptiles of Arizona". AZ PARC. 2006.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Xantusia bezyi, p. 25).

Further reading

  • Papenfuss, Theodore J., Macey, J. Robert; Schulte, James A. II (2001). "A New Lizard Species in the Genus Xantusia from Arizona". Sci. Papers Nat. Hist. Mus. Univ. Kansas (23): 1-9. (Xantusia bezyi, new species).
  • "Xantusia bezyi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.


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