Alligator Lizard
SPECIES INFORMATION
ALLIGATOR LIZARD, Gerrhonotus (unk. subspecies) ...
Sierra Alligator Lizard
Sighting:
Indian Pools Trail, Fresno County, California ...
Alligator lizards, genus Elgaria, are members of the family Anguidae, a family of lizards found in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Alligator Lizards, especially the males, have large, triangular-shaped heads, giving them a formidable appearance. The large head and long, snake-like body make a chance encounter in the woodpile, or under a shrub, startling, to say the least.
Texas Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis)
No photo of the Texas Alligator Lizard available.
Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea)
No photo of the Northern Alligator Lizard available.
Northern alligator lizards like to hang out in open wooded areas and sometimes grassland areas. They are not found under bark or rocks.
Likes to Eat:
Northern alligator lizards are carnivorous and like to eat animals like insects, spiders and snails.
Northern alligator lizard, Elgaria coerulea principis
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Where are they found? North America ...
Panamint Alligator Lizard (Elgaria panamintina)
Lizards Around Las Vegas, Wildlife Around Las Vegas ...
Southern Alligator Lizard Species Profile
Very similar to the northern alligator lizard to all aspects of its husbandry. The southern alligator lizard are active hunters that eat all kinds of insects, snails, and even baby mice in captivity.
Lizards: San Diego Alligator Lizard (Elfaria multicannatus webbi), Images by Wernher Krutein and PHOTOVAULTŪ ...
ALLIGATOR LIZARD - ANGUIDAE
This family consists of:
some subfamilies, about 8 genera and about 60 species.
They are found in Europe, Asia, the northwestern part Africa, North America and South America.
Don't say "Tell me about alligator lizards." The response you will get will likely be "Well, what do you want to know about them?" Instead, be specific about what you are looking for.
Infraorder Anguimorpha - (the monitors, Gila monster, alligator lizards, galliwasps, slow-worms and others)
Infraorder Amphisbaenia - worm lizards
Infraorder Gekkota - (the geckos) ...
Family Anguidae (Legless and Alligator Lizards)
Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis)
Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)
Mimic Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus mimicus)
Island Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus compressus) ...
Panamint alligator lizard (Elgaria panamintina)
Veilwort (Pallavicinia lyellii)
Common wallaroo (Macropus robustus)
West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica)
Pigeon mountain salamander (Plethodon petraeus) ...
Family: Anguidae (Glass Lizards and Alligator Lizards)
Genus: Ophisaurus (Glass Lizards)
Western Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus ...
Mexican Alligator Lizard
Mexican Beaded Lizard
New Caledonia Gecko
New Caledonia Giant Gecko
New Guinea Crocodile Skink
Rhinoceros Iguana
Savanna Monitor
Scheltopusik
Solomon Island Prehensile-tailed Skink
Warren's Girdled Lizard ...
 See also: Alligator, Lizard, Reptile, Gecko, Leopard
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