#1620 · 🦎 reptiles

Southern Alligator Lizard

🇳🇱 Zuidelijke alligatorhagedis ·Elgaria multicarinata

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0
2. © TJ Gehling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © Davefoc · CC BY-SA 4.0
4. © Davefoc · CC BY-SA 4.0
5. © J. Maughn · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © maiz · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. San Diego County, US-CA, US:© Eduardo L. Cruz · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Santa Ynez Valley, California 93460, USA:© NHMLA Community Science Program · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Los Angeles County, US-CA, US:© dlbowls · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. California, US:© Nicholas Wei · CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The southern alligator lizard ( Elgaria multicarinata ) is a common species of lizard native to the Pacific coast of North America. It ranges from Baja California to the state of Washington and lives in a variety of habitats including grasslands, chaparral, forests, and even urban areas. In dry climates, it is likely to be found in moist areas or near streams.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 42,862iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
42,862 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville in 1835 (191 years ago).