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Elgaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Sauria

Subfamily
  
Gerrhonotinae

Higher classification
  
Anguidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Family
  
Anguidae

Scientific name
  
Elgaria

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Elgaria Elgaria multicarinata

Lower classifications
  
Southern alligator lizard, Northern alligator lizard, Madrean alligator lizard, Panamint alligator lizard

Alligator lizard elgaria multicarinata


Elgaria is a genus of New World lizards in the family Anguidae. Their common name is western alligator lizards.

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Alligator lizard elgaria multicarinata


Geographic range

Species in the genus Elgaria are distributed in western North America, from Mexico to Canada.

Species

There are seven species:

Elgaria CalPhotos Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata California Southern

  • Elgaria cedrosensis (Fitch, 1934)
  • Elgaria coerulea (Wiegmann, 1828) — northern alligator lizard
  • Elgaria kingii Gray, 1838 — Madrean alligator Lizard
  • Elgaria multicarinata (Blainville, 1835) — southern alligator lizard
  • Elgaria panamintina (Stebbins, 1958) — Panamint alligator lizard
  • Elgaria paucicarinata (Fitch, 1934) — San Lucan alligator lizard
  • Elgaria velazquezi Grismer & Hollingsworth, 2001

    • Elgaria Madrean Alligator Lizard Elgaria kingii Reptiles of Arizona

    Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Elgaria.

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    Elgaria Elgaria kingii Madrean Alligator Lizard Discover Life

    Elgaria Southern Alligator Lizard Elgaria multicarinata

    References

    Elgaria Wikipedia
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