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Reptilia
Squamata (part)
Xantusiidae
Island Night Lizard
Xantusia riversiana
Cope, 1883
Current SSAR Comments:
The taxonomic distinction between populations of
X. riversiana
on San Nicolas Island (
X. r. riversiana
) and those on San Clemente and Santa Barbara Islands (
X. r. reticulata
) has been supported by analyses of both DNA sequences (Noonan et al., 2013, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69: 109–122) and morphology (Adams et al., 2018, Copeia 106: 550–562; Grismer et al., 2022, Vertebrate Zoology 7: 1–27).
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.10.13.42.07)
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Island Night Lizard
(
Xantusia riversiana
: 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);
Taxon Links:
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
NatureServe
iNaturalist
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Pertinent LIterature:
1883
Cope, Edward D. Notes on the geographical distribution of Batrachia and Reptilia in western North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 35():10-35
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