An alligator lizard is any one of various

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Anguidae that have some shared characteristics. The term may specifically refer to: Species of the

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'' Elgaria'': * Northern alligator lizard (''Elgaria coerulea'') * Madrean alligator lizard (''Elgaria kingii'') *

Southern alligator lizard The southern alligator lizard (''Elgaria multicarinata'') is a common species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to the Pacific coast of North America. It ranges from Baja California to the state of Washington and lives in ...

(''Elgaria multicarinata'') * Panamint alligator lizard (''Elgaria panamintina'') *

Pygmy alligator lizard ''Gerrhonotus parvus'' (common name: pygmy alligator lizard) is a species of lizard in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae. It is endemic to the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. The name ''parvus'' is from the Latin word for small because it is the species ...

(''Elgaria parva'') * San Lucan alligator lizard (''Elgaria paucicarinata'') *

Central Peninsular alligator lizard Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

(''Elgaria velazquezi'') Species of the genus ''

Gerrhonotus ''Gerrhonotus'' is a genus of anguid lizards that are commonly referred to as alligator lizards, due to a vague resemblance to an alligator. Along with glass lizards (''Ophisaurus'') and many other lizards, alligator lizards have the ability to r ...

'': * Farr's alligator lizard (''Gerrhonotus farri'') * Texas alligator lizard (''Gerrhonotus infernalis'') * Smooth-headed alligator lizard (''Gerrhonotus liocephalus'') *

Lugo's alligator lizard ''Gerrhonotus lugoi'', Lugo's alligator lizard, is a species of lizard of the Anguidae family. It is found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It ...

(''Gerrhonotus lugoi'') Species of the genus ''

Abronia ''Abronia'' may refer to: * Abronia (gens), a Roman family of the Augustan age * ''Abronia'' (lizard), a genus of animals commonly known as arboreal alligator lizards * ''Abronia'' (plant), a genus of plants commonly known as sand-verbenas {{disam ...

'' (arboreal alligator lizards)

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