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Higher TaxaXantusiidae (Cricosaurinae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Cuban Night Lizard 
SynonymCricosaura typica GUNDLACH & PETERS, in PETERS 1863: 262
Cricosaura typica — BOULENGER 1885: 329
Cricosaura typica — FRIEDERICH 1978
Cricosaura typica — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 386
Cricosaura typica — NOONAN et al. 2013 
DistributionE Cuba (province of Oriente, coastal areas of Cabo Cruz)

Type locality: “südlichsten Theil der Insel Cuba, am Cabo Cruz”.  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesSyntypes: ZMB 4832, 5071 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (39 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentCricosaura typica is the only cricosaurine representative. It differs from the other xantusiids in possessing two frontonasal scales, one frontal scale, no parietal scale, and a fourth finger with four phalanges.

Habitat: rocks and decomposing plants.

Type species: Cricosaura typica GUNDLACH & PETERS, in PETERS 1863: 262 is the type species of the genus Cricosaura GUNDLACH & PETERS 1863. Cricosaura is the type genus of the subfamily Cricosaurinae SAVAGE 1963: 13. 
References
  • ARMAS, L.F., A. RAMS & A. TORRES 1987. Primeras observaciones sobre la alimentación de Cricosaura typica (Sauria: Xantusiidae) en condiciones naturales. Miscelánea Zoológica, 32: 1–2
  • Bauer, A.M.; Günther,R. & Klipfel,M. 1995. The herpetological contributions of Wilhelm C.H. Peters (1815-1883). SSAR Facsimile Reprints in Herpetology, 714 pp.
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 2, Second edition. London, xiii+497 pp. - get paper here
  • Crother B I 1988. Cricosaura Gundlach and Peters. Cuban night lizard. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles ( 443: 1-3 - get paper here
  • ESTRADA, A. R. & L. F. DE ARMAS 1998. Apuntes ecológicos sobre Cricosaura typica (Sauria: Xantusiidae) de Cuba. Carib. J. Sci. 34 (1–2): 157–160
  • Fong, A. & Irelis Bignotte-Giró 2009. Zur Kenntnis einer Unbekannten: Cricosaura typica, die Kuba-Nachtechse. Terraria 2009 (): 58-62
  • FONG, A., R. VIÑA & A. ARIAS 1999. Aspectos de la historia natural de Cricosaura typica (Sauria: Xantusiidae) de Cuba. Carib. J. Sci. 35 (1–2): 148–150
  • Friederich, Ursel 1978. Der Pileus der Squamata. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Ser. A, Nr. 307: 1-64. - get paper here
  • Greer, A. E. 1985. Facial tongue-wiping in Xantusiid lizards: its systematic implications. Journal of Herpetology 19 (1): 174-175 - get paper here
  • Hass, C. A., and S. B. Hedges. 1992. Karyotype of the Cuban lizard Cricosaura typica and its implications for xantusiid phylogeny. Copeia 1992 (2): 563-565 - get paper here
  • MORENO, L.V. 1987. Primeras observaciones sobre Cricosaura typica GUNDLACH et PETERS (Squamata: Xantusiidae) en cautiverio. Ciencias Biológicas, 17: 104–108
  • Noonan, Brice P.; Jennifer B. Pramuk, Robert L. Bezy, Elizabeth A. Sinclair, Kevin de Queiroz, Jack W. Sites Jr. 2013. Phylogenetic relationships within the lizard clade Xantusiidae: Using trees and divergence times to address evolutionary questions at multiple levels. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 69, Issue 1, October 2013, Pages 109–122 - get paper here
  • Peters, W. 1863. Über eine neue von Hrn. Dr. Gundlach auf Cuba entdeckte Sauriergattung, Cricosaura typica Gundlach et Peters. Monatsb. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1863: 362-370.
  • Rodríguez Schettino, Lourdes, Carlos A. Mancina & Vilma Rivalta González 2013. REPTILES OF CUBA: CHECKLIST AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS. Smithsonian Herp. Inf. Serv. (144): 1-96 - get paper here
  • Savage, J. M. 1963. 'Studies on the Lizard Family Xantusiidae IV. The Genera. Contributions in Science, Los Angeles County Museum (71): 1 - 38 - get paper here
  • Savage, J.M. 1964. Studies on the Lizard Family Xantusiidae. V. The Cuban Night Lizard, Cricosaura typica Gundlach and Peters. Copeia 1964 (3): 536-542 - get paper here
  • Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
 
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