Xenosaurus platyceps

Xenosaurus platyceps

Flathead knob-scaled lizard

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Xenosaurus platyceps

Xenosaurus platyceps, the 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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1. Xenosaurus platyceps Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenosaurus_platyceps
2. Xenosaurus platyceps on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64373/12762122

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