Elgaria | |
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Elgaria multicarinata eating a mantis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Anguidae |
Subfamily: | Gerrhonotinae |
Genus: | Elgaria Gray, 1838 |
Type species | |
Elgaria multicarinata | |
Species | |
Seven, see text. |
Elgaria is a genus of New World lizards in the family Anguidae. Their common name is western alligator lizards.[1]