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Wiegmann's alligator lizard
Gerrhonotus liocephalus
Gerrhonotus liocephalus, also known commonly as the Texas alligator lizard, Wiegmann's alligator lizard, and la culebra con pata in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to Texas, Mexico, and Guatemala. There are three recognized subspecies.
From the article Gerrhonotus liocephalus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Gerrhonotus liocephalus are forest and shrubland.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The subspecific name, loweryi, is in honor of American ornithologist George Hines Lowery, Jr.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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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 81523.