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Xenosaurus platyceps
Xenosaurus
platyceps
, the
flathead
knob-scaled lizard
, is a
lizard
found in the
Sierra Madre Oriental
of
Mexico
. Its
natural habitat
is
dry
scrub forest
and
oak savanna
. The species is
endangered
due to
habitat fragmentation
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
.