Least ConcernTexas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum
One of the 15 lizards on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Xantusiidae
Xantusia vigilis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The desert night lizard is a tiny lizard that lives almost exclusively under the fallen leaves of the yuccas of the Mojave Desert. Despite its name it is not truly nocturnal but crepuscular. It is live-bearing and, most remarkably, lives in stable family groups: parents and young from several litters share the same refuge for years.
Weight
1 g on average
Size
4 cm – 7 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Family group
Lives in small family groups with close bonds.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (en): Desert night lizard
Best time: All year in the south-western United States, though very hard to see: it lives under leaf litter and fallen yucca trunks.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Desert Night Lizard — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about desert night lizard.
