Alligator lizard

Alligator lizard

Alligator Lizard may refer to one of the following:

Species of the genus "Elgaria":
*Northern Alligator Lizard
*Southern Alligator Lizard

Species of the genus "Gerrhonotus".

Species of the genus "Abronia " (Arboreal alligator lizards)


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  • alligator lizard — any of several lizards of the genera Algaria and Gerrhonotus, of western North America, having shinglelike scales and a fold along each side that permits expansion. * * * ▪ reptile  any of 42 lizard species in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the… …   Universalium

  • alligator lizard — noun slim short limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion; of western North America • Hypernyms: ↑anguid lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Gerrhonotus, ↑genus Gerrhonotus …   Useful english dictionary

  • alligator lizard — noun a heavily built slow moving lizard native to North America and Mexico. [Genus Gerrhonotus: several species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • Northern Alligator Lizard — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Southern Alligator Lizard — Taxobox name = Southern Alligator Lizard status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Anguidae genus = Elgaria species = E. multicarinata binomial = Elgaria multicarinata… …   Wikipedia

  • MonteCristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard — Taxobox name = MonteCristo Arboeral Alligator Lizard status = CR | status system = IUCN2.3 trend = down image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Anguidae genus = Abronia species = A.… …   Wikipedia

  • Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard — MonteCristo Arboeral Alligator Lizard Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Panamint Alligator Lizard — Taxobox name = Panamint Alligator Lizard status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Anguidae genus = Elgaria species = E. panamintina binomial = Elgaria panamintina… …   Wikipedia

  • lizard — /liz euhrd/, n. 1. any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing… …   Universalium

  • Alligator — Al li*ga tor, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See {Lizard}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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