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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox Bezy's night lizard (Xantusia bezyi) is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is endemic to Arizona.[1]

Etymology

Bezy's night lizard is named after noted American herpetologist Robert Lee Bezy (born 1941).[2]

Geographic range

X. bezyi is found in central Arizona.[1]

Description

Small, smooth-skinned, and gray-brown to yellow-brown, X. bezyi measures Шаблон:Convert from its nose to its vent. It has a flattened head, and dark splotches on its back. The eyes lack eyelids and have vertical, linear pupils.[1]

Habitat

Desert highlands and pine woodlands are the preferred habitats of X. bezyi,[1] where it is found under exfoliating rock in granite outcrops.[3]

Diet

The diet of X. bezyi consists of spiders and insects.[1]

Behavior

During daylight hours X. bezyi shelters in rock crevices.[1]

Reproduction

X. bezyi is viviparous.[4]

References

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Further reading

  • Goldberg, Stephen R.; Bezy, Robert L. (2014). "Xantusia bezyi (Bezy's night lizard) reproduction". Herpetological Review 45 (3): 509.
  • Papenfuss, Theodore J., Macey, J. Robert; Schulte, James A. II (2001). "A New Lizard Species in the Genus Xantusia from Arizona". Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas (23): 1–9. (Xantusia bezyi, new species).

External links


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  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Xantusia bezyi, p. 25).
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  4. Шаблон:EMBL species www.reptile-database.org.