Northern alligator lizard

Northern alligator lizard
Elgaria coerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Anguimorpha
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Elgaria
Species:
E. coerulea
Binomial name
Elgaria coerulea
(Wiegmann, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Gerrhonotus coeruleus
    Wiegmann, 1828
  • Gerrhonotus cæruleus
    — Boulenger, 1885 (Missp.)

The northern alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea) is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the North American west coast.

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