Xantusia gilberti, also known commonly as the Baja California night lizard and la nocturna de Baja California in Mexican Spanish, is a species of small lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to the southern Baja California Peninsula of Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, gilberti, is in honor of American ichthyologist Charles Henry Gilbert.
Description
The holotype of X. gilberti has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about , and a tail length about equal to SVL. The eye is very small, with a vertical pupil. There are nine femoral pores on one leg and eight on the other.
Reproduction
X. gilberti is viviparous.
References
Further reading
- Savage JM (1952). "Studies on the Lizard Family Xantusiidae I. The Systematic Status of the Baja California Night Lizards Allied to Xantusia vigilis, with the Description of a New Subspecies". American Midland Naturalist 48 (2): 467âÂÂ479. (Xantusia vigilis gilberti, new taxonomic status).
- , , , , , (2004). "Testing Species Boundaries in an Ancient Species Complex with Deep Phylogeographic History: Genus Xantusia (Squamata: Xantusiidae)". American Naturalist 164 (3): 396âÂÂ414. (Xantusia gilberti).
- Van Denburgh J (1895). "A Review of the Herpetology of Lower California. Part I â Reptiles". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Second Series 5: 77âÂÂ163 + Plates IVâÂÂXIV. (Xantusia gilberti, new species, pp. 121âÂÂ122 + Plate XI, figures AâÂÂF).