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title: "Texas Alligator Lizard"
description: "Gerrhonotus infernalis — Reptiles. The Texas alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis) is a species of lizard in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the family Anguidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/texas-alligator-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Texas Alligator Lizard

> Gerrhonotus infernalis — Reptiles. The Texas alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis) is a species of lizard in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the family Anguidae.

- Scientific name: *Gerrhonotus infernalis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1688
- Wikidata: [Q3018602](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018602)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32048](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32048)

## Names

- en: Texas Alligator Lizard
- de: Texas-Krokodilschleiche
- es: Lagartija caimán norteña

## Countries with the most observations

US (914), MX (671)

## Summary

The Texas alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis) is a species of lizard in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the central region of the American state of Texas, and south into adjacent northern Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrhonotus_infernalis

## Photo

![Texas Alligator Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/texas-alligator-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: G Key · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63583401

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/texas-alligator-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).