Xantusia gracilis
Grismer and Galvan, 1986
zan-TOO-see-ah — GRASS-ih-lis
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
(, Museum Voucher)
(, Observation)
(, Literature Record),
(, Citizen Science),
( Fossil)
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Occurrences:; 46 Total; 29 Museum; 17 Other
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Province/State Distribution:
United States: California
Taxonomic Etymology:
Name reflecting its delicate build.
Xantusia — Named in honor of John Xantus de Vesey (1825–1894), a Hungarian-born zoologist and collector who worked in California and Mexico. Many reptiles and other animals bear his name.
gracilis — From Latin gracilis, meaning “slender,” “thin,” or “graceful.” Refers to the species’ more delicate appearance compared to other Xantusia.
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1986
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Grismer, L. Lee and Mark A. Galvan. A new night lizard (Xantusia henshawi) from a sandstone habitat in San Diego County, California. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 21(10):155-165
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1986
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Crother, Brian I., Michael M. Miyamoto, and William F. Presch. Phylogeny and biogeography of the lizard family Xantusiidae. Systematic Zoology 35(1):37-45
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2003
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Lovich, Robert E. and Grismer, L. Lee. Xantusia gracilis. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (772):1-2
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2013
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Noonan, Brice P., Jennifer B. Pramuk, Robert L. Bezy, Elizabeth A. Sinclair, Kevin de Queiroz, and Jack W. Sites, Jr. Phylogenetic relationships within the lizard clade Xantusiidae: Using
trees and divergence times to address evolutionary questions at multiple
levels. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69(2013):109-122
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