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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 the alligator. There are five currently recognized species in the genus:
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.