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Xenosaurus
Knob-scaled Lizards


Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.


Biodiversity of the family Xenosauridae Bibliography of the family Xenosauridae

Xenosauridae

Knob-scaled Lizards
Höckerechsen     Mexicanske Spalteøgler*




Contents: Endemicity:
1 genus which is not endemic  0% 100%
14 species of which 13 (92.9%) are endemic  0% 100%

Remarks: In describing Shinisaurus crocodilurus, Ahl established the new family Shinisauridae. Subsequently, McDowell & Bogert (1954) placed it together with Xenosaurus in the New World family Xenosauridae, an arrangement which was followed by many authors (e.g., Wermuth 1969). Hu, Jiang & Zhao (1984) revalidated Shinisauridae, and Böhme's (1988) results supported this by demonstrating that the two genera are not related to each other.

Distribution:  As for the single genus of the family, Xenosaurus.