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The Island Night Lizard ( Xantusia riversiana) was removed from the Federal list of "Threatened" species in May 2014. This rare and unique species represents an ancient lineage whose members are now sparsely distributed across parts of the Southwest North America, south through Mexico to the New World Tropics.
Monitoring the Rare Island Night Lizard on San Nicolas Island
The Island Night Lizard ( Xantusia riversiana) was removed from the Federal list of "Threatened" species in May 2014. This rare and unique species represents an ancient lineage whose members are now sparsely distributed across parts of the Southwest North America, south through Mexico to the New World Tropics.
The Island Night Lizard ( Xantusia riversiana) was removed from the Federal list of "Threatened" species in May 2014. This rare and unique species represents an ancient lineage whose members are now sparsely distributed across parts of the Southwest North America, south through Mexico to the New World Tropics.
Monitoring the Rare Island Night Lizard on San Nicolas Island
The Island Night Lizard ( Xantusia riversiana) was removed from the Federal list of "Threatened" species in May 2014. This rare and unique species represents an ancient lineage whose members are now sparsely distributed across parts of the Southwest North America, south through Mexico to the New World Tropics.