Sandstone night lizard
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Xantusia gracilis

The sandstone night lizard (Xantusia gracilis ) is a species of night lizard. Prior to 2005, it was considered a subspecies of the granite night lizard, Xantusia henshawi. The physical difference is that the sandstone night lizard has lighter coloration.

Appearance

The lizard is very secretive using small burrows and sandstone or siltstone for cover.

Distribution

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The sandstone night lizard is extremely limited geographically; it is known only to the Truckhaven Rocks in the Colorado Desert, at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County, California.

References

1. Sandstone night lizard Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandstone_night_lizard
2. Sandstone night lizard on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64365/12774167

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