| Xantusia | |
|---|---|
| Xantusia vigilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Xantusiidae |
| Genus: | Xantusia Baird, 1859[1] |
Xantusia is one of three genera of night lizards (family Xantusiidae). Species of Xantusia are small to medium-sized, viviparous (live-bearing) lizards found in the U.S. southwest and in northern Mexico.
The name and description of the type species and genus was published in 1859, by Spencer Fullerton Baird, the name commemorating the naturalist John Xantus.[1]
The following is a list of species in the genus,[1]