Cuban night lizard
| Cuban night lizard | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Xantusiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricosaurinae |
| Genus: | Cricosaura Gundlach & Peters, 1863 |
| Species: | C. typica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cricosaura typica Gundlach & Peters, 1863 | |
The Cuban night lizard (Cricosaura typica) is a night lizard (family Xantusiidae, subfamily Cricosaurinae) endemic to southern Cuba. It is the only member of the genus Cricosaura, one of three in the night lizard family.