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Flathead Knob-scaled Lizard
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IUCN EN · Endangered

Flathead Knob-scaled Lizard

Xenosaurus platyceps

Xenosaurus platyceps (flathead knob-scaled lizard) is a lizard found in the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. 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. Currently, the flathead knob-scaled lizard does not live in a protected area.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39522.