About Xantusia henshawi Stejneger, 1893
Xantusia henshawi Stejneger, 1893 has a flattened body, a broad flat head, and soft skin. Its base body color is pale yellow or cream, marked with rounded dark spots along its back. It has granular scales on its dorsal side, while its ventral scales are large and squarish. This lizard has large eyes with vertical pupils, and does not have eyelids. The species occurs in the Mexican state of Baja California, Mexico, and in adjacent southern California in the United States. It is commonly known as the granite night lizard. It most often inhabits rocky slopes with large exfoliating boulders and many crevices, but can occasionally be found in coastal sage scrub and chaparral that does not have boulders. It stays active within crevices during the day, and moves across open surfaces at night. Xantusia henshawi is oviparous, meaning it reproduces by laying eggs.
