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 Northern Alligator Lizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea) is a medium-sized lizard that occurs on the North American west coast.
The Northern Alligator Lizard feeds on a wide variety of small invertebrates such as insects, spiders, millipedes, or snails.
The Northern Alligator Lizard occurs along the Pacific Coast and in the Rocky Mountains from southern British Columbia in Canada through Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana south through Oregon until the coastal range and the Sierra Nevada in central California.
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 Southern alligator lizard
The southern alligator lizard is one of the largest lizards in Washington.
All alligator lizards have a fold of skin along the lower sides, where the scales of the belly meet the scales of the back; this fold expands when the lizards breaths deeply (as in the picture above) or eats a lot.
The southern alligator lizard occurs in the Columbia River Gorge and along the southeastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains.
www.washington.edu /burkemuseum/collections/herpetology/elgariam.htm   (373 words)

  
 ENHS Nature Trails May 2000 Article 3
Northern alligator lizards are typically encountered in open, sunny areas in heavy forest, whereas southern alligator lizards occur on open hillsides of the Willamette Valley foothills and along the valley floor.
The two lizards can be distinguished from one another by eye color (yellow in the southern alligator lizard vs. brown in the northern alligator lizard) and a series of dark lines that run between the belly scales of the northern alligator lizard vs. through the belly scales of the southern alligator lizard.
Tail autotomy is not fatal to the lizard.
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 biogeography of Northern alligator lizard
Elgaria coerulea, or the Northern alligator lizard, is roughly 2.5 inches to 5.5 inches or the general length of the hand to shorter.
This lizard is thought to be diurnal in nature, basking in the sun to regulate its body temperature which is kept at a 20-30 degrees Celsius (68-86 degrees Fahrenheit)(Vitt 1973).
The Northern alligator lizard range starting from the north is Southern British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Washington state, Oregon, Northern California: from the coasts to the Cascade Mountains, Sierra Nevada Mountain range, Big Sur area, Kern County, Madoc County, Warner Mountain and other various areas in California.
bss.sfsu.edu /holzman/courses/Fall%2003%20project/NALizard.htm   (1137 words)

  
 Northern Alligator Lizard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Northern Alligators are typically a chocolate brown, tan, or gray.
The Shasta, Sierra, and San Francisco Alligator Lizards are found in California, while the Northwestern Alligator Lizard is found in the Pacific Northwest.
Northern Alligator Lizards may be found far from water as well, but they seem to prefer a nearby water source.
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 Northern Alligator Lizard Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide
The body of the northern alligator lizard is elongate and the legs are short.
The northern alligator lizard is a secretive species, most often found under logs and rocks, although it is frequently detected rustling through litter of dried leaves and needles or sunning in an exposed location.
Northern alligator lizards are active during the day, after emerging from winter hibernation, from April to September (Nussbaum et al.
www.fwp.state.mt.us /fieldguide/detail_ARACB01010.aspx   (1046 words)

  
 Alligator [encyclopedia]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Alligators proper occur in the fluviatile deposits of the age of the Upper Chalk in Europe, where they did not die out until the Pliocene age.
The American alligator, Alligator mississipiensis, is found in swamps and sluggish streams from North Carolina to Florida and along the Gulf Coast.
In Central and South America alligators are represented by five species of the genus Caiman, which differs from Alligator by the absence of a bony septum between the nostrils, and the ventral armour is composed of overlapping bony scutes, each of which is formed of two parts united by a suture.
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 The Cold Blooded News - Vol.30, No.10, October 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Indigenous Herps of the Northwest: Northern Alligator Lizards
Main identification characteristics of this the Northern Alligator lizard are the distinct fold of skin that separates the keeled dorsal scales from the smooth ventral scales.
Alligator Lizards give birth to an average litter of four to six live young, and then the mothers leave their young to fend for themselves.
coloherp.org /cb-news/Vol-30/cbn-0310/GatorLizard.php   (464 words)

  
 Southern Alligator Lizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) is a reptile native to the Pacific coast of North America.
It is common throughout Southern California and can be found in both grasslands and urban areas.
The lizard is notable for its fairly aggressive behavior; it will show no hesitation in inflicting a painful (though harmless) bite if handled.
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 Alligator Lizard
Alligator lizards are insectivores, they feed mainly on arthropods, snails, and occasionally eggs.
The 67 species of alligator lizards range throughout the world.
Members of the family Anguidae (and thus related to the Old and New World legless lizards), they look similar to the Gerrhosaurus, the plated lizards in the family Cordylidae, native to southern and eastern Africa.
www.angelfire.com /tx3/reptile/alligator.htm   (309 words)

  
 Alligator Lizards - alligator lizard
The question is where do i look is there a time when they are most active and are there any sites with pix of alligator lizards so i can confirm what kind of lizard i have.
My alligator lizard is named drake and i take really good care of him do you think he will live very long as long as i feed them and take care of the cage?
I have a male northern alligator lizard i’ve had him about 2-3 weeks caught him in the wild..
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 Crater Lake National Park: Nature Notes (1953)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The pigmy horned toad, Phrynosoma douglassi douglassi Bell, the northern alligator lizard, Gerrhonotus coeruleus principis Baird and Girard, and the Shasta alligator lizard, Gerrhonotus coeruleus shastensis Fitch, were the only ones that had ever been reported for the area (Vincent, 1947).
It looked very similar to our pine lizards, although it was somewhat larger and rather differently colored and patterned, but time was so short before we were due to leave for the season that we were unable to try to identify it.
Another discovery for this summer was made when I found a colony of alligator lizards in the talus slope at the southern edge of the rock quarry 0.9 miles north of Cold Spring Campground, giving us an additional location for this elusive animal.
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 The Northwest Mystery Lizard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The key to the lizards' survival seems to be the dry fallen trees, which are infested with ants.
The first lizard I saw was sitting motionless in a patch of grass near one of the fallen trees.
The next lizard was found on a tree which proved to be a treasure trove.
crotalus.kittycrack.net /excursions/lizards.htm   (496 words)

  
 Northern Alligator Lizard -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea) is a medium-sized (Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail) lizard that occurs on the (A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama) North American west coast.
There are four ((biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species) subspecies:
Adults reach a snout-to-vent length of about 10 (A radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei) cm (4 (A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot) inches) and a total length of roughly 25 cm (10 in).
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 Sagebrush Lizard Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide
Hatchlings are 2.3 to 2.8 centimeters SVL; eggs are white and leathery, and 12 to 14 millimeters in length by 6 to 8 millimeters in breadth.
The sagebrush lizard lacks the broad flattened body and the fringe of prominent spines on each side of the body that is present in the greater short-horned lizard, the only other Montana lizard with which it overlaps in range.
The northern alligator lizard has a prominent skin fold on the side of the body; the western skink has smooth and shiny rounded scales.
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 CARCNET-RCCAR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Northern Alligator Lizard is olive brown or gray with a few or many small dark spots.
Alligator Lizards can grow to 25 cm in total length, counting the tail which makes up approximately half of the length.
The only other lizard found in British Columbia is the Western Skink which has a broad brown stripe down the back with a whitish stripe on each side.
www.carcnet.ca /english/reptiles/tour/glossary/alliz/alliz2.htm   (292 words)

  
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The Northern Alligator Lizard is brown or grey with some dark spots and stripes on the belly.
This lizard is found from southern BC & Vancouver Island to the north coast of California and is mostly seen in woods and grasslands, often found under bark or rocks.
Urban sprawl and fire are two of the threats to the Northern Alligator Lizard.
www.sierraclub.ca /bc/programs/education/ecomap/georgia_depression/1nalizard.html   (141 words)

  
 Northern fence lizard eggs Information
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 Lizard, northern alligator lizard, australia lizard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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 Western Alligator Lizard (Elgaria) - MavicaNET   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Northern Alligator Lizards are found in cooler and wetter environments than any other species of Idaho lizards.
Find this lizard from Washington to Baja California; occurs in most non-desert habitats, including cismontane shrublands, grasslands, oak woodland, lower montane forest; prefers areas with access to shade, water.
The Panamint alligator lizard (Elgaria panamintina) is endemic to the northern Mojave/Great Basin ecoregion (see map).
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 Alligator Lizards - Northern Alligator Lizard, Male or Female?
I would say female too, because the head is skinnier, but I don’t know if that same rule applies to Northern Alligator Lizards.
Unless Northern Alligator Lizards are different than Southern, your lizard appears to be a female.
If you wanted to be 100% sure, you could always do a little "poking" where the vent is (where the tail meets with the lizards back legs, on its underside).
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 Northern Alligator Lizard Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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 eNature: Articles: Detail
Their eye color and some of their markings differ, but the family resemblance between the Northern Alligator Lizard and the Southern Alligator Lizard is unmistakable.
The Northern Alligator Lizard, which ventures into cooler areas than its southern cousin, retains its eggs and keeps them warm by resting in places heated by the sun.
When the lizards are finally born, each is encased in a membrane, kind of like a pliable shell, that the newborn must break open using its egg tooth -- another feature the two species share.
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 California alligator-lizards
Three alligator lizards inhabit California, and two of them are widespread: Southern Alligator Lizard Elgaria multicarinata (above; photo taken in Monterey Co.) and Northern Alligator Lizard E.
The Southern Alligator Lizard generally prefers drier habitats but both are usually found near water.
Alligator lizards can give a nasty bit when caught, so I don't try to catch them.
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 CARCNET-RCCAR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Northern Alligator Lizard which is olive brown or gray with a few or many small dark spots.
The tail is the same colour as the body and the Alligator Lizard has dark longitudinal stripes on the belly.
A carnivore, it hunts prey (a variety of insects) in the leaf litter.
www.carcnet.ca /english/reptiles/tour/glossary/wskink/wskink2.htm   (329 words)

  
 Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests - Wildlife - Turtles and Lizards
One hundred sixty three species of turtles and lizards occur in North America.
Turtles and lizards occupy a wide diversity of habitats, aquatic, terrestrial, and oceanic.
Turtles and lizards both have scaly skin, and are cold-blooded.
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