Taxonomy Profile: Xantusia riversiana (Cope 1883)

Xantusia riversiana: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Klauberina riversiana
Cope 1883
Common Name(s):
Island Night Lizard []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Xantusia riversiana: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Autarchoglossa
Family : Xantusiidae
night lizards |
Genus : Xantusia
night lizards |
Species : Xantusia riversiana
Island Night Lizard |
Xantusia riversiana Direct Children(s):
Xantusia riversiana: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Xantusia riversiana
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Xantusia riversiana
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Xantusia riversiana
Source:
Reptile Database (Aug. 2020)
Acquired:
2020-12-16
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 16 Dec 2020
Reference for:
Xantusia riversiana
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Xantusia riversiana
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Fellers, G. M., and C. A. Drost
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-10-15 / 1991-10-15
Article/Chapter Title:
Xantusia riversiana
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Page(s):
518.1-518.4
Publisher:
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/2325-4882
Notes:
Available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2152/45187
Reference for:
Xantusia riversiana
Xantusia riversiana: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Xantusia riversiana: Comments