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eastern alligator lizards
Gerrhonotus
Gerrhonotus is a genus of anguid lizards that are commonly referred to as alligator lizards, due to a vague resemblance to an alligator. Most species are restricted to Mexico, but a few range into Guatemala or Texas, and G. rhombifer is from Costa Rica and Panama. Along with glass lizards (Ophisaurus) and many other lizards, alligator lizards have the ability to regrow their tail.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Texas Alligator Lizard
speciesGerrhonotus infernalis
Wiegmann's alligator lizard
speciesGerrhonotus liocephalus
Smooth-headed Alligator Lizard
speciesGerrhonotus ophiurus
West Mexican Alligator Lizard
speciesGerrhonotus occidentalis
Pygmy Alligator Lizard
speciesGerrhonotus parvus
Tamaulipan Alligator Lizard
speciesGerrhonotus farri
Nuevo León Alligator Lizard
speciesGerrhonotus lazcanoi
Cuatro Ciénegas Alligator Lizard
speciesGerrhonotus mccoyi
Isthmian Alligator Lizard
speciesGerrhonotus rhombifer
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32041.