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Night lizard

family of reptiles
Taxon taxon Q260342
Night lizard
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Night lizard

Summary

Night lizard is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Night lizard's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Night lizard is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Night lizard belongs to the parent taxon Scincoidea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Night lizard is Xantusiidae[6].
  • Night lizard's Commons category is recorded as Xantusiidae[7].
  • Night lizard's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Night lizards[8].
  • Night lizard's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Night lizard is Xantusiidae[6]. It is classified at the rank of family[4]. It is classified within Scincoidea[5].

Identifiers

Night lizard's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39475[10]. Night lizard's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8536[11]. Night lizard's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8117[12]. Night lizard's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5025[13]. Night lizard's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174088[14].

Why It Matters

Night lizard ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Code of nomenclature → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
    Taxon rank → family
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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