Elgaria Gray 1838 (alligator lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Parent taxon: Anguidae according to N. Frank and E. Ramus 1996
See also Brattstrom 1955 and McDowell and Bogert 1954
Sister taxa: Anguinae, Anniellinae, Bainguis, Barisia, Diploglossinae, Gerrhonotinae, Glyptosaurinae, Machaerosaurus, Odaxosaurinae, Odaxosaurus, Ophisauromimus, Rajaurisaurus, Xestops lentus, Xestops microdus, Xestops minutus, Xestops piercei
Subtaxa: Elgaria coerulea Elgaria kingii Elgaria multicarinata
Ecology: insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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