Bezy's night lizard

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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

Bezy's night lizard is a small, smooth-skinned gray-brown to yellow-brown night lizard found in desert highlands and pine woodlands of central Arizona. This night lizard measures 1.5 to 2.75 inches from its nose to its vent.^[1] It has a flattened head and dark splotches on its back. The eyes lack eyelids and have vertical, linear pupils. This lizard's diet consists of spiders and insects. It is mostly diurnal.^[1] Bezy's night lizard is named after noted herpetologist Robert L. Bezy.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Reptiles of Arizona", AZ PARC, 2006.