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Reptilia
Squamata (part)
Xantusiidae
Granite Night Lizard
Xantusia henshawi
Stejneger, 1893
Current SSAR Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Henshaw's Night Lizard
(
Xantusia henshawi
: Van Denburgh, John.
1897
. The reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An account of the species known to inhabit California, and Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 5():9-236);
Granite Night Lizard
(
Xantusia henshawi
: Schmidt, Karl P.
1953
. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Taxon Links:
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
NatureServe
iNaturalist
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Pertinent LIterature:
1893
Stejneger, Leonard. Diagnosis of a new Californian lizard. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 16():467
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