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Granite night lizard

Xantusia henshawi Stejneger, 1893

Status not recordedlizards

The granite night lizard (Xantusia henshawi) is a species in the family Xantusiidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 4.02 g to 4.84 g, reach 6.23 cm in length and live up to 14.3 years.

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Quick facts about the granite night lizard

Weight
4.02 g – 4.84 gsrc for Weight
Length
6.09 cm – 6.23 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
14.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrubland, woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
2 years – 3.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.5 – 1src for Litters or clutches a year
Reproduction
Live birthsrc for Reproduction
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the granite night lizard?

GRANITE NIGHT LIZARD · LENGTH 6.23 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6.23 cm, the recorded maximum length of the granite night lizard is about 3.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the granite night lizard live?

Not recorded

Is the granite night lizard endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the granite night lizard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyXantusiidae
  6. genusXantusia
  7. SpeciesXantusia henshawi Stejneger, 1893

Synonyms Xantusia henshawi henshawi, Xantusia picta

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Henshaw's night lizardEnglish
  • xantusie kalifornskáCzech
  • GranitechseGerman
  • Granit-NachtechseGerman
  • Nocturna de GranitoSpanish
  • lagartija nocturna de granitoSpanish
  • Lagartija-escofina de granitoSpanish
  • Lézard nocturne des granitesFrench
  • Ксантузия ХеншоуRussian
  • 花岡岩夜蜥Chinese

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Relatives of the granite night lizard

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Common questions

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How big is the granite night lizard?

An adult granite night lizard weighs 4.02 g – 4.84 g and measures 6.09 cm – 6.23 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the granite night lizard live?

The granite night lizard has a recorded lifespan of 14.3 years.

What kind of animal is the granite night lizard?

The granite night lizard (Xantusia henshawi) belongs to the family Xantusiidae in the order Squamata.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Granite night lizard (Xantusia henshawi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/granite-night-lizard

MLA

“Granite night lizard (Xantusia henshawi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/granite-night-lizard.

BibTeX
@misc{granite_night_lizard_2026,
  title = {Granite night lizard (Xantusia henshawi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/granite-night-lizard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}