Family Xantusiidae (Night Lizards):
countries and regions with most species

© Rune Midtgaard
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*Countries/regions with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country / region Species
No. 1
Mexico
 26
No. 2
Oaxaca [Mexico]
 15
No. 3
USA
 8
No. 4
California [USA]
 6
No. 5
Chiapas [Mexico]
 5
No. 6
Veracruz [Mexico]
 5
No. 7
Hidalgo [Mexico]
 4
No. 8
San Luis Potosi [Mexico]
 4
No. 9
Arizona [USA]
 3
No. 10
Baja California Sur [Mexico]
 3
No. 11
Guatemala
 3
No. 12
Guerrero [Mexico]
 3
No. 13
Puebla [Mexico]
 3
No. 14
Queretaro [Mexico]
 3
No. 15
Baja California Norte [Mexico]
 2
No. 16
Belize
 2
No. 17
Costa Rica
 2
No. 18
Durango [Mexico]
 2
No. 19
Tamaulipas [Mexico]
 2
No. 20
Zacatecas [Mexico]
 2
No. 21
Channel Islands (California) [USA]
 1
No. 22
Coahuila [Mexico]
 1
No. 23
Colima [Mexico]
 1
No. 24
Cuba
 1
No. 25
El Salvador
 1
No. 26
Honduras
 1
No. 27
Jalisco [Mexico]
 1
No. 28
Michoacan [Mexico]
 1
No. 29
Nevada [USA]
 1
No. 30
Nicaragua
 1
No. 31
Nuevo Leon [Mexico]
 1
No. 32
Panama
 1
No. 33
Quintana Roo [Mexico]
 1
No. 34
Sonora [Mexico]
 1
No. 35
Tabasco [Mexico]
 1
No. 36
Utah [USA]
 1