VU — Vulnerable

Xenosaurus grandis

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

REPTILIA

Order

SQUAMATA

Family

XENOSAURIDAE

Genus

Xenosaurus

Xenosaurus grandis belongs to the family XENOSAURIDAE, order SQUAMATA, within the REPTILIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

ForestMajorForest - Subtropical/tropical dryMajorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist lowlandMajorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist montaneMajorForest - TemperateMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Intentional use: hunting/trapping

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection

06 — Range

Found in 2 Countries

Guatemala Mexico

Community

Community Sightings

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Xenosaurus grandis (Xenosaurus grandis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/knob-scaled-lizard

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