title: Alligator lizard
text: # Alligator lizard
  
  An alligator lizard is any one of various species of lizards in the family Anguidae that have some shared characteristics. The term may specifically refer to:
  
  Species of the genus Elgaria:
  
  * Northern alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea)
  * Madrean alligator lizard (Elgaria kingii)
  * Southern alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)
  * Panamint alligator lizard (Elgaria panamintina)
  * Pygmy alligator lizard (Elgaria parva)
  * San Lucan alligator lizard (Elgaria paucicarinata)
  * Central Peninsular alligator lizard (Elgaria velazquezi)
  
  Species of the genus Gerrhonotus:
  
  * Farr's alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus farri)
  * Texas alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis)
  * Smooth-headed alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus liocephalus)
  * Lugo's alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus lugoi)
  
  Species of the genus Abronia (arboreal alligator lizards)
  
  