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title: "Lagartija alicante neovolcánico"
description: "Barisia imbricata — Reptiles. Barisia imbricata, also known commonly as the imbricate alligator lizard, the transvolcanic alligator lizard, and el escorpión de transvolcánico in Mexican Spanish, is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/transvolcanic-alligator-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Lagartija alicante neovolcánico

> Barisia imbricata — Reptiles. Barisia imbricata, also known commonly as the imbricate alligator lizard, the transvolcanic alligator lizard, and el escorpión de transvolcánico in Mexican Spanish, is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae.

- Scientific name: *Barisia imbricata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2518
- iNaturalist taxon: [883645](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/883645)

## Names

- en: Transvolcanic Alligator Lizard
- es: Lagartija alicante neovolcánico

## Countries with the most observations

MX (2268)

## Summary

Barisia imbricata, also known commonly as the imbricate alligator lizard, the transvolcanic alligator lizard, and el escorpión de transvolcánico in Mexican Spanish, is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Lagartija alicante neovolcánico](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/transvolcanic-alligator-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: andreamm93 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/327015322

## Machine access

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