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Alligator lizard


An alligator lizard is any one of various species of lizards in the family Anguidae that have some shared characteristics. The term may specifically refer to:

Species of the genus Elgaria (western alligator lizards)

  • Cedros Island alligator lizard (Elgaria cedrosensis)
  • Central peninsular alligator lizard (Elgaria velazquezi)
  • Madrean alligator lizard (Elgaria kingii)
  • Northern alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea)
  • Panamint alligator lizard (Elgaria panamintina)
  • San Lucan alligator lizard (Elgaria paucicarinata)
  • Southern alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)

Species of the genus Gerrhonotus

  • Farr's alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus farri)
  • Pygmy alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus parvus)
  • Species called Texas alligator lizard
    • Gerrhonotus infernalis
    • Gerrhonotus liocephalus, also called Wiegmann's alligator lizard and smooth-headed alligator lizard
  • Lugo's alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus lugoi)

Species of the genus Abronia (arboreal alligator lizards)

  • Coapilla arboreal alligator lizard (Abronia cunemica)
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