Genus

Desert Night Lizards

Xantusia

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyXantusiidae (Night Lizards)
GenusXantusia (Desert Night Lizards)

Species in this group

Xantusia vigilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Desert Night Lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Desert Night Lizard			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Desert Night Lizard			~10%