Xantusia sierrae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Xantusiidae
Subfamilia: Xantusiinae
Genus: Xantusia
Species: Xantusia sierrae

Name

Xantusia sierrae Bezy, 1967

• Holotype: UAZ 13905, adult ♂, collected by Robert L. Bezy and Wade C. Sherbrook on 5 March 1965.
• Type locality: “Granite Station, 9.1 mi (by rd) S Woody, 1700 ft., Kern Co., California”.

Combinations

• Xantusia vigilis sierrae Bezy, 1967: 163 [original combination, as subspecies]

References

Primary references

• Bezy, R.L. 1967. A New Night Lizard (Xantusia vigilis sierrae) from the Southern Sierra Nevada in Californa. Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science 4(3): 163–167. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Xantusia sierrae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Sierra Night Lizard