Alligator lizard
# Alligator lizard

An alligator lizard is any one of various species of lizards in the family Anguidae that have some shared characteristics. The term may specifically refer to:

Species of the genus Elgaria:

* Northern alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea)
* Madrean alligator lizard (Elgaria kingii)
* Southern alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)
* Panamint alligator lizard (Elgaria panamintina)
* Pygmy alligator lizard (Elgaria parva)
* San Lucan alligator lizard (Elgaria paucicarinata)
* Central Peninsular alligator lizard (Elgaria velazquezi)

Species of the genus Gerrhonotus:

* Farr's alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus farri)
* Texas alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis)
* Smooth-headed alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus liocephalus)
* Lugo's alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus lugoi)

Species of the genus Abronia (arboreal alligator lizards)

