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Western Alligator Lizards
Elgaria
Elgaria is a genus of New World lizards in the family Anguidae. Their common name is western alligator lizards.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Southern Alligator Lizard
speciesElgaria multicarinata

Northern Alligator Lizard
speciesElgaria coerulea

Madrean Alligator Lizard
speciesElgaria kingii

San Lucan Alligator Lizard
speciesElgaria paucicarinata

Panamint Alligator Lizard
speciesElgaria panamintina

Cedros Island Alligator Lizard
speciesElgaria cedrosensis

Central Peninsular Alligator Lizard
speciesElgaria velazquezi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32049.