Gerrhonotinae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata, Toxicofera
Subordo: Anguimorpha
Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha
Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genera (5): Abronia - Barisia - Elgaria - Gerrhonotus - Mesaspis

Name

Gerrhonotinae McDowell & Bogert, 1954
References
Additional references

Macey, J.R., Schulte, J.A., Larson, A., Tuniyev, B.S., Orlov, N.L. & Papenfuss, T.J. 1999. Molecular Phylogenetics, tRNA Evolution, and Historical Biogeography in Anguid Lizards and Related Taxonomic Families. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 12(3): 250–272. DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0615 Paywall Reference page.
Leavitt, D.H., Marion, A.B., Hollingsworth, B.D. & Reeder, T.W. 2017. Multilocus phylogeny of alligator lizards (Elgaria, Anguidae): Testing mtDNA introgression as the source of discordant molecular phylogenetic hypotheses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 110: 104–121. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.02.010 Paywall Reference page.
García-Vázquez, U.O., Nieto‐Montes de Oca, A., Bryson, Jr., R.W., Schmidt‐Ballardo, W. & Pavón-Vázquez, C.J. 2018. Molecular systematics and historical biogeography of the genus Gerrhonotus (Squamata: Anguidae). Journal of Biogeography 45(7): 1640–1652. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13241 Paywall Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: Alligator Lizards

An alligator lizard is any one of various species of lizards in the family Anguidae that have some shared characteristics. The term may specifically refer to:

Species of the genus Elgaria:

Northern alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea)
Madrean alligator lizard (Elgaria kingii )
Southern alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)
Panamint alligator lizard (Elgaria panamintina)
Pygmy alligator lizard (Elgaria parva)
San Lucan alligator lizard (Elgaria paucicarinata)
Central Peninsular alligator lizard (Elgaria velazquezi )

Species of the genus Gerrhonotus:

Farr's alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus farri )
Texas alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis)
Smooth-headed alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus liocephalus)
Lugo's alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus lugoi )

Species of the genus Abronia (arboreal alligator lizards)
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