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Island night lizard
Conservation status
Island night lizard
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Island night lizard
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Xantusiidae
Genus: Xantusia
Species:
X. riversiana
Binomial name
Xantusia riversiana
Cope, 1883
Synonyms[3]
  • Xantusia riversiana
    Cope, 1883
  • Klauberina riversiana
    — Savage, 1957
  • Xantusia riversiana
    — Crother, 2000

The island night lizard (Xantusia riversiana) is a species of night lizard native to three of the Channel Islands of California: San Nicolas Island, Santa Barbara Island, and San Clemente Island. A small number of island night lizards also live on Sutil Island, near Santa Barbara Island.

  1. ^ Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Xantusia riversiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T23095A9416639. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T23095A9416639.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Xantusia riversiana ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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