Granite Night Lizard - Xantusia henshawi
( Stejneger, 1893 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
Its habitat encompasses rocky canyons, foothills, and hillsides in arid and semi-arid areas of chaparral, other shrubland, or pinyon-juniper woodland, particularly massive exfoliating granitic outcrops in shadier parts of canyons or near water (Grismer 2002, Stebbins 2003). This secretive lizard is usually in rock crevices or under rock flakes or fragments by day.

Range:
The range of this species extends from southwestern California in the United States (Peninsular Ranges and a few other areas; Wilcox et al. 1995) so to 7,600 feet) (Stebbins 2003).

Conservation:
The species is present within some protected areas, incuding the Sierra San Pedro Martir National Park. No direct conservation measures are currently needed for this species as a whole.

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