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Northern alligator lizard: Pacific Coast and in the Rocky Mountains from southern British Columbia through Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana south through Oregon to the coastal range and the Sierra Nevada in central California Elgaria kingii Gray, 1838: Madrean alligator lizard: Southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern ...
The Mexican alligator lizard is a widely distributed species endemic to the highlands of Mexico along the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca mountain range. [3] [7] It has an estimated distribution of approximately 11,500 km 2. [6] [10] This range include the states of Puebla, Veracruz, and Oaxaca. [6]
Helodermatidae is a family of terrestrial lizards whose only genus is Heloderma, which includes the only venomous lizards on the American continent. The family consists of two species native to the southwestern United States, Mexico and Guatemala, which prefer semiarid habitats. 2 species occur in Mexico. Heloderma horridum (Wiegmann, 1829) VU
Abronia is a genus of lizards, known colloquially as alligator lizards, in the family Anguidae that is native to Mexico and Central America. The majority of the species are restricted to southern Mexico and Guatemala , but members of the genus occur as far south as Panama . [ 2 ]
The central peninsular alligator lizard (Elgaria velazquezi) is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico . [ 2 ]
Abronia gadovii, also known commonly as Gadow's alligator lizard and el escorpión de Gadow in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the highlands of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico. [1] [2] Two subspecies are recognized: [2]
Abronia ornelasi, Ornelas's arboreal alligator lizard or Cerro Baul alligator lizard, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1984 by Jonathan A. Campbell , is endemic to southern Mexico .
Abronia morenica, the Sierra Morena arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in southern Mexico . [ 2 ] It is known from cloud forests at elevations of 1,480–1,800 m (4,860–5,910 ft) above sea level , including both highly mesic ridgeline and more arid lower slope ...