Species
Elgaria multicarinata (Southern alligator lizard)
Elgaria multicarinata. Photo: (c) madamcoyote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The southern alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) is a common species of lizard native to the Pacific coast of North America. It ranges from Baja California to the state of Washington and lives in a variety of habitats including grasslands, chaparral, forests, and even urban areas. In dry climates, it is likely to be found in moist areas or near streams.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Reptilia (Reptiles)
- Order: Squamata (Snakes and lizards)
- Suborder: Sauria (Lizards)
- Family: Anguidae (Glass and alligator lizards)
- Subfamily: Gerrhonotinae (Alligator lizards)
- Genus: Elgaria (Western alligator lizards)
- Species: Elgaria multicarinata (Southern alligator lizard)
- Genus: Elgaria (Western alligator lizards)
- Subfamily: Gerrhonotinae (Alligator lizards)
- Family: Anguidae (Glass and alligator lizards)
- Suborder: Sauria (Lizards)
- Order: Squamata (Snakes and lizards)
- Class: Reptilia (Reptiles)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)























































