''Xenosaurus platyceps'', the flathead knob-scaled lizard, is a

lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...

found in the

Sierra Madre Oriental The Sierra Madre Oriental () is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico. The Sierra Madre Oriental is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that f ...

of Mexico. Its natural habitat is dry scrub forest and oak savanna. The species is endangered due to

habitat fragmentation Habitat fragmentation describes the emergence of discontinuities (fragmentation) in an organism's preferred environment (habitat), causing population fragmentation and ecosystem decay. Causes of habitat fragmentation include geological processes ...

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.Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. ''Xenosaurus platyceps''. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. . Downloaded on 4 April 2013.

References

Xenosauridae Reptiles described in 1968 Endemic reptiles of Mexico Fauna of the Sierra Madre Oriental {{lizard-stub