Xenosaurus

Xenosaurus
Xenosaurus platyceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Anguimorpha
Family: Xenosauridae
Genus: Xenosaurus
W. Peters, 1861

Xenosaurus is a genus of lizards; it is the only extant genus in the family Xenosauridae, with 14 species recognized. Also known commonly as knob-scaled lizards, species of Xenosaurus can found in Mexico and Guatemala. These lizards are known to feed on a variety of crawling and flying insects. This genus mostly eats orthopterans, coleopterans (beetles), dipterans, and myriapods.

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