Wiggins’ Night Lizard
Xantusia wigginsi
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- X. wigginsi – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Xantusia wigginsi occurs only in California in two isolated populations in southeastern San Diego County.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Xantusia wigginsi (Savage – 1952)
Genus: Xantusia , honors John Xantus
Species: wigginsi, honors Ira Wiggins of Stanford University
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962