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title: "Madrean Alligator Lizard"
description: "Elgaria kingii — Gady. The Madrean alligator lizard (Elgaria kingii), also known commonly as King's alligator lizard and el lagarto de montaña in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/madrean-alligator-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Madrean Alligator Lizard

> Elgaria kingii — Gady. The Madrean alligator lizard (Elgaria kingii), also known commonly as King's alligator lizard and el lagarto de montaña in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae.

- Scientific name: *Elgaria kingii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 1941
- Wikidata: [Q3050842](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3050842)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32061](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32061)

## Names

- en: Madrean Alligator Lizard
- es: Lagarto escorpión de Arizona
- nl: Arizona-alligatorhagedis

## Countries with the most observations

US (1467), MX (381)

## Summary

The Madrean alligator lizard (Elgaria kingii), also known commonly as King's alligator lizard and el lagarto de montaña in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133361668

## Machine access

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