| Elgaria | |
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| Elgaria multicarinata eating a mantis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Subfamily: | Gerrhonotinae |
| Genus: | Elgaria Gray, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Elgaria multicarinata | |
| Species | |
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Seven, see text. | |
Elgaria is a genus of New World lizards in the family Anguidae. Their common name is western alligator lizards.[1]