Species

Elgaria coerulea (Northern alligator lizard)

Elgaria coerulea. Photo: (c) Zach Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The northern alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea) is a medium-sized lizard that occurs on the North American west coast.

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 coerulea (Northern alligator lizard)
        Subspecies: Elgaria coerulea principis (Northwestern alligator lizard)
        Subspecies: Elgaria coerulea shastensis (Shasta alligator lizard)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Elgaria coerulea principis (Northwestern alligator lizard)

Subspecies: Elgaria coerulea shastensis (Shasta alligator lizard)

Sightings

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Discussion

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