- Gerrhonotus
Taxobox
name = "Gerrhonotus"
image_size = 240px
image_caption = Texas Alligator Lizard, "Gerrhonotus infernalis"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
familia =Anguidae
genus = "Gerrhonotus"
genus_authority = Wiegmann, 1828"Gerrhonotus" is a
genus of anguidlizard s that are commonly referred to asalligator lizard s, due to a vague resemblance to thealligator . There are four currently recognizedspecies in the genus:*
Texas Alligator Lizard, "Gerrhonotus infernalis " (Baird, 1859)
*Smooth-headed Alligator Lizard, "Gerrhonotus liocephalus " (Wiegmann, 1828)
*Lugo's Alligator Lizard, "Gerrhonotus lugoi " (McCoy, 1970)
*Pygmy Alligator Lizard, "Gerrhonotus parvus " (Knight & Scudday, 1985)References
*ITIS|174099
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