An alligator lizard is any one of various
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
lizards
Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The ...
in the
family
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Anguidae
Anguidae refers to a large and diverse family of lizards native to the Northern Hemisphere. It contains 9 genera and 89 extant species. Common characteristics of this group include a reduced supratemporal arch, striations on the medial faces of t ...
that have some shared characteristics.
The term may specifically refer to:
Species of the
genus
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''
Elgaria'' (western alligator lizards)
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Cedros Island alligator lizard (''Elgaria cedrosensis'')
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Central peninsular alligator lizard (''Elgaria velazquezi'')
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Madrean alligator lizard (''Elgaria kingii'')
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Northern alligator lizard (''Elgaria coerulea'')
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Panamint alligator lizard (''Elgaria panamintina'')
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San Lucan alligator lizard (''Elgaria paucicarinata'')
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Southern alligator lizard (''Elgaria multicarinata'')
Species of the genus ''
Gerrhonotus''
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Farr's alligator lizard (''Gerrhonotus farri'')
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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
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Lugo's alligator lizard (''Gerrhonotus lugoi'')
Species of the genus ''
Abronia'' (arboreal alligator lizards)
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Coapilla arboreal alligator lizard (''Abronia cunemica'')
Anguids
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