Xenosaurus platyceps
| Xenosaurus platyceps | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Xenosauridae |
| Genus: | Xenosaurus |
| Species: | X. platyceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenosaurus platyceps King & Thompson, 1968
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Xenosaurus platyceps, the flathead knob-scaled lizard, is a
endangered due to habitat fragmentation for the development of tourism and agriculture as well as predation by feral cats. Currently, the flathead knob-scaled lizard does not live in a protected area.[1] Temperature plays a large part in growth rates of Xenosaurus Platyceps along with genetic factors. 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.[2]
References
- ^ Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. Xenosaurus platyceps. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 4 April 2013.
- ^ Rojas-González, Issac; Lemos-Espinal, Julio; Smith, Geoffrey. "Individual growth of the Flathead Knob-scaled Lizard, Xenosaurus platyceps, from tropical and temperate populations". Wiley Online Library. Wiley. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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