Desert Night Lizard
Xantusia vigilis

• Order: Squamata
• Family: Xantusidae
• Species: Xantusia vigilis (zan-TOO-ee-uh VIH-jill-is)
• Common English Names: Desert Night Lizard
• Common Spanish Names: Lagartija Nocturna del Desierto

Xantusia vigilis. Photograph by V. J. Roessling, Jr.

Last Update: 13 Jul 2009