Panamint alligator lizard

The Panamint alligator lizard is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Panamint Alligator Lizard (Elgaria panamintina) is a species of lizard in the Anguidae family. It is found only in the United States. The tail length on this species is amazingly long-usually longer than the body. More

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Panamint alligator lizard© Gary Nafis / www.californiaherps.com Panamint alligator lizard close up of head Panamint alligator lizard close up of head© Gary Nafis / www.californiaherps.com Panamint alligator lizard Panamint alligator lizard© Gary Nafis / www.californiaherps. More

Information on the Panamint alligator lizard is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly. Authentication - This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. More

A juvenile Panamint alligator lizard (Elgaria panamintina) sits on a rock. More

The Panamint Alligator Lizard - Elgaria panamintina (found only in isolated spots in the desert.) Juvenile alligator lizards are often mistaken for different species, so they are included here separately. More

The Panamint Alligator Lizard is light yellow, beige, or gray with broad light or dark brown bands circling the top and sides, and white marks on the sides behind each band. The underside is cream colored with gray flecks. The tail is banded. More

The Panamint Alligator Lizard is from the order Squamata. Species from this order are amphisbaenians, lizards or snakes. There are over 6,000 living species belonging to the squamata order - it is the largest order of all reptiles. More

* the Panamint Alligator Lizard (Elgaria panamintina) is known only from California in the United States. This Vulnerable species is known from several locations in desert mountains of Inyo and Mono counties, California. More

Common names

panamint alligator lizard in English - English

Order : Squamata
Family : Anguidae
Genus : Elgaria
Species : Elgaria panamintina
Authority : STEBBINS 1958