Madrean alligator lizard

Madrean alligator lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Elgaria
Species:
E. kingii
Binomial name
Elgaria kingii
Gray, 1838[2]
Synonyms[2]RDB

The Madrean alligator lizard (Elgaria kingii), also known commonly as King's alligator lizard and el lagarto de montaña in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico.

  1. ^ Hammerson, G.A.; Vazquez Díaz, J.; Quintero Díaz, G.E. (2007). "Elgaria kingii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63702A12706965. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63702A12706965.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Species Elgaria kingii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org