Kingdom Animalia Order Squamata Genus Elgaria Higher classification Elgaria | Phylum Chordata Family Anguidae Scientific name Elgaria kingii Rank Species | |
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Similar Elgaria, Reptile, Scaled reptiles, Southern alligator lizard, Anguidae | ||
Madrean alligator lizard
The Madrean alligator lizard (Elgaria kingii ) is a species of anguid lizard endemic to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico.
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Etymology
The specific name, kingii, is in honor of Phillip Parker King, an Australian-born Royal Navy officer who surveyed the coast of South America.
Geographic range
Elgaria kingii is found from southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, United States, southward to Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit, southeastern Zacatecas, and southwestern Aguascalientes, Mexico.
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