| Bezy's night lizard | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Xantusiidae |
| Genus: | Xantusia |
| Species: | X. bezyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Xantusia bezyi | |
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| Bezy's night lizard range [2] | |
Bezy's night lizard (Xantusia bezyi) is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is endemic to Arizona. [3]
Bezy's night lizard is named after noted American herpetologist Robert Lee Bezy (born 1941). [4]
X. bezyi is found in central Arizona. [3]
Small, smooth-skinned, and gray-brown to yellow-brown, X. bezyi measures 1.5 to 2.75 inches (38 to 70 mm) 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. [3]
Desert highlands and pine woodlands are the preferred habitats of X. bezyi, [3] where it is found under exfoliating rock in granite outcrops. [1]
During daylight hours X. bezyi shelters in rock crevices. [3]
X. bezyi is viviparous. [5]
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