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