Arizona Alligator Lizard
Elgaria kingii
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,158
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Madrean alligator lizard”.