Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Xenosaurus platyceps (Xenosaurus platyceps), recorded as Endangered
Xenosaurus platyceps (Xenosaurus platyceps). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Xenosaurus platyceps

Xenosaurus platyceps

Xenosaurus platyceps, the flathead knob-scaled lizard, is a lizard found in the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Xenosaurus platyceps
Recorded from
Mexico
Taxonomy
Squamata · Xenosauridae · Xenosaurus

Appearance

Xenosaurus platyceps, the flathead knob-scaled lizard, is a lizard found in the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. Currently, the flathead knob-scaled lizard does not live in a protected area. It has been found that the flathead knob-scaled lizards living in lower elevation, in a more tropical environment, grow virtually twice as fast as those from higher elevations, in a more temperate environment.

Range and habitat

Its natural habitat is dry scrub forest and oak savanna. The species is endangered due to habitat fragmentation for the development of tourism and agriculture as well as predation by feral cats.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Xenosaurus platyceps is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Xenosaurus platyceps, Wikidata item Q3017745. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Xenosaurus platyceps?
Xenosaurus platyceps, the flathead knob-scaled lizard, is a lizard found in the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.
What is the conservation status of Xenosaurus platyceps?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Xenosaurus platyceps. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Xenosaurus platyceps live?
Its natural habitat is dry scrub forest and oak savanna.
Why is Xenosaurus platyceps in crisis?
The species is endangered due to habitat fragmentation for the development of tourism and agriculture as well as predation by feral cats.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Xenosaurus platyceps?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Xenosaurus platyceps a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.